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MetService National weather: December 31st - January 1st
MetService National weather: December 29th - January 1st
New Year scorcher: Hot weather heading north as South Island plummets before 2023
The south swelters as holidaymakers sweat.
MetService National weather: December 29th - January 1st
MetService National weather: December 29th - January 1st
With warming, snowbound Buffalo braces to find more dead
More than 30 people so far have been reported to have died because of the blizzard.
Watch: Tragic final video of woman frozen to death in her car during US blizzard
Telegraph: 22-year-old was trapped for 18 hours and sent distress call to her family.
Buffalo, New York faces more snow after deadliest storm in decades
The rest of the United States is also reeling from the ferocious winter storm.
Scorching final few days of the year as sunny weather finally moves in
Some areas are expected to reach sizzling temperatures of 30C
Sunshine and thunder: Flights grounded as electrical storms batter top of North Island
Fresh severe thunderstorm alerts continue to be issued this evening.
Watch: Flash flooding on Auckland's Southern Motorway
A motorist captured the results of the deluge of heavy rain on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Penrose. Video / Charles West
Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 24 lives
Millions of people have hunkered down against a deep freeze expected to claim more lives.
Severe thunderstorm warning in place for parts of the lower North
Thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain and hail.
Deadly winter storm causes chaos in US - at least 18 dead
The storm is described as 'one of the worst in history'.
Severe thunderstorms to dampen Christmas for parts of NZ
Heavy rain and hail are expected in the Bay of Plenty, Taupō, Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay.
'Bomb cyclone': Massive winter storm in US causes mayhem for millions
About 60 per cent of US population is subject to a winter weather advisory or warning.
'Every drop of rain is just so scary': Living on a knife’s edge in Bay of Plenty
Sandbags are piled around the house as water slowly rises, leaving a sinking feeling.
NZ’s marine heatwave is back - get set for a humid, sticky summer
NZ's sea temperatures now running 1-3C above average, with scorching days ahead.
'It just tore straight through': Tornado rips roof from Taranaki house
The property owner said that only his wife was home when it hit.
MetService National weather: December 22nd - 25th
MetService National weather: December 22nd - 25th.