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MetService National weather: September 8th - 10th
MetService National weather: September 8th - 10th

Fruit grower spends $100k in single night battling 'monster frost'
MetService recorded its coldest morning of the year in Hastings at just the wrong time.

Auckland experiences coldest night; snowfall warnings for Southern regions
Cold nights across Auckland and North Island as frost hits southern parts of the country.

Desert Rd reopens but Mt Ruapehu skifields shut after overnight snow, high winds
The Whakapapa, Tūroa and Tukino skifields are all closed due to high winds.

Watch: Snow makes slippery roads and delays schools in Dunedin
A wintry blast has made slippery roads and delayed schools, but many are enjoying the icy conditions across Dunedin. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / ODT

Watch: Snow falls near Waipukurau in the Hawke's Bay
Snow falls in Gum Tree Park near Waipukurau in the Hawke's Bay. Video / Shani Hughes

Watch: Capital snowflakes - from 'Windy Welly' to 'Snowy Welly'
Wellingtonians have been greeted by snowy conditions today.

Spring chill: Cold snap across NZ after snow falls in Christchurch, Desert Rd closed
Dunedin motorists were warned to be careful driving on the hill suburbs.

Focus Morning Bulletin: 6 September, 2022
A late night police chase across Auckland ends with several youths arrested, Britain has a new Prime Minister and snow fall down South as cold blast hits Aotearoa in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Live: Heavy rain lashes Auckland, Northland - cold blast sweeps NZ
Temperatures will drop with snow on alpine passes and heavy rain in the upper North.

Wild weather: Warnings issued as strong winds batter Southland
Orange strong wind warning in force for Southland, with gales causing trees to topple.

Strong winds buffet Southland, fire crews busy
MetService warns of gale-force winds buffeting parts of the South.

Dire weather outlook: Rainy rugby, snowy south, biting winds
A brief glimpse of sunny spring weather is set to give way to winter's encore.

Golden start to spring set to be upset by winter's last bite
Heavy rain and even snow expected in parts of the country in coming days.

It's official: NZ just had its warmest, wettest winter
If you thought winter was relentlessly wet and abnormally warm, you weren't mistaken.