A severe weather warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and Westland regions, where residents are being warned to prepare for the chance of flooding.

Google is testing the balloons which sail in the stratosphere and beam the internet to Earth.

Google tests giant balloons to connect 50 New Zealand homes to the internet. It says the technology could bring websurfing to remote corners of the world.

A large but sluggish Tasman Sea low is moving in towards New Zealand bringing a change to northerlies and rain. Rain looks to be heaviest on Sunday for northern and western areas with a chance of thunder…