Don't bank on firing up the barbie on Christmas Day - rain is possible around the country, according to MetService.
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Xmas weather: A 'mixed bag'
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WeatherWatch: (DEC 16) Scattered showers around NZ
Humidity and afternoon heating has led to a few days of significant downpours and major thunderstorms…
Queues at Long Bay for two more years
Queues of cars at the narrow entrance to the beach at Long Bay Regional Park are likely for two more…
Weather Watch
There’s a fair bit of cloud around this week – mostly…
'Major' thunderstorms hit North Island
After days of scorching weather, big thunderstorms are hitting parts of the North Island this afternoon and bringing a chance…
Balmy weather won't last
Parks, beaches and swimming pools were packed as sunseekers made the most of balmy temperatures across the North Island…
Consumer watch: Low-cost screens get a big tick
Three inexpensive sunscreens sold in supermarkets have come out tops in Consumer NZ testing.
Heavy downpours for North Island
Heavy heat showers are forming around South Auckland and Waikato and thunderstorms and torrential downpours are hitting…
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Xmas weather looking good
Christmas Day weather could be a cracker according to a long-range computer model at WeatherWatch, but…
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Storm dumps snow, Snarls traffic
A big wintry storm is moving up the East Coast of the USA, snarling traffic and making a mess of commutes, after causing…
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Sunny weather returning
There are still a few rain clouds circling New Zealand but higher pressure this week and weekend means many areas should…
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Strong winds return
A belt of strong winds will again affect our Saturday was possible gales returning to Wellington on Saturday afternoon…
Rain, thunderstorms for North Island
A slow moving front is bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the North Island today.
City swelters in November
No Aucklanders, you didn't imagine it. The sunny days that drew crowds to the beach and Santa Parade came during the city's…
Phone in flames after lightning strike
An elderly couple 'blinded' by a lightning strike on their home believe they had a lucky escape - they'd hung up the phone…
Richard Turner: Could a 'superstorm' happen in NZ
"Superstorm" Sandy was incredibly huge - the largest Atlantic hurricane on record with hurricane-force winds more than 1500km…
Summer's here - (but not for long)
Yesterday may have marked the first day of summer but Auckland's weather will deteriorate as a subtropical low moves toward…
Baby, mother hurt in big gust
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A 2-month-old baby boy and his mother were seriously hurt in wild weather that lashed the country yesterday…
National
'She very much loved him'
The woman dubbed the Black Widow "very much loved" the husband she's accused of murdering, her trial heard today.
Environment
Sam Judd: Time for a-changing
Sam Judd asks how can we achieve environmental change across multiple sectors of society, before it's too late.
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