Wellington's water ban has been lifted almost four weeks since sprinklers fell silent across the capital…

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Drought-breaking rain is expected to saturate most of the North Island next week, with falls of up to 80mm forecast for…

1. Drought pushes dairy prices up 14pc

We have some cold mornings this week but the heat will return ahead of a potential sub-tropical low. We exclusively talked…

Britain's weather is excelling itself. It produced an Easter Sunday that was the coldest on record in the UK. Temperatures…

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Daylight savings comes to an end early tomorrow just as cooler weather is set to chill the country. …

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A southerly change will bring frosts to parts of the Deep South this weekend – while further north it will bring a drop…

Rain will bring some relief to drought-stricken farms this week, but the seasonal outlook is for dry conditions to linger…

1. video Drought: 'The impact is huge' (5:50)

The drought is likely to be felt well into autumn, as river and soil moisture levels in the North Island take some time…

1. video Rainwatch: (April 2) Scattered rain for the week (3:37)

Heavy rain has given some farmers confidence they have now beaten the devastating drought, but others are still desperate…

1. video RainWatch: Your Easter Weekend Forecast (4:16)

Brief "explosions" of heavy rain showers across the upper North Island have helped ease the worries…

1. video Your Easter travel forecast (2:42)

Ninety percent of the 189 recommendations made by the Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes have now been accepted…

Scientists from across the world have come here to examine how to unlock secrets hidden within our offshore tectonic plate…

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