Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Any suggestions the royal family has lost their allure were cast aside by a crowd of thousands who greeted Prince William after he opened the new Supreme Court building today.

Excited bystanders climbed trees and claimed every vantage point to watch Prince William complete his first official duty in Wellington today.

Prince William arrived at the country's new Supreme Court in Wellington today to shouts of "we love you William", from waiting fans.

After a battle with cancer, Lloyd Morrison tells Liam Dann why he still has work to do