Whisper it - but summer might be on its way at last
A classic New Zealand summer is looking more promising with more fine spells on the way
A classic New Zealand summer is looking more promising with more fine spells on the way
Thousands of crayfish and paua wash up dead on East Coast beach after Cyclone Hale. Video / Graeme Atkins
MetService National weather: January 13th - 15th
MetService Christchurch weather: January 14th
The ex-cyclone has damaged footpaths and sea banks and more chaos is on the way.
Cyclone Hale hit the East Coast hard and it will take a while to fix the damage.
We should expect record-shattering hot years soon as the Earth heats up.
Today the transport agency will lead the first convoy between Tokomaru and Tolaga Bay.
Sewage treatment plant releases wastewater - minus solids - due to heavy rainfall.
It comes as communities across the country face a clean-up after Cyclone Hale.
At least 17 people have died in the storms battering the state.
Pest controllers are seeing a surge in flies and other insects this summer, and Pest Management Association vice president Dr Paul Craddock reveals the numbers will only get worse with the wet, humid weather. Video / NZ Herald
In an hour, Linda Gough saw her Tolaga Bay property covered in storm debris and water.
Devastating aftermath of Cyclone Hale revealed, how often does our justice system get it wrong? And the surprising suburb where rental prices have seen the biggest drop in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
MetService National weather: January 12th - 14th
MetService Christchurch weather: January 13th
The fierce storm is being described as a one-in-20 year event.
The fierce storm is being described as a one-in-20 year event.
Tolaga Bay rural property buried under storm debris as swollen rivers burst its banks during ex-tropical Cyclone Hale. Video / Linda Gough
Power has been out on St Georges Rd and Ahiriri Ave after a tree fall yesterday.
US weather California storm: Tornado warnings, snow, floods, mudslides. Video / AP
MetService National weather: January 11th - 13th.
Cyclone Hale - Coromandel boating club could lose its building due to erosion. Video / Hayden Woodward
Cyclone Hale hits the North Island causing flooding, power outages, heavy rain, overflowing drains and floating debris. Video / Hayden Woodward
It was another near-record year in number of extreme events and overall damage from them.