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More rain, gales to hit later in week
Wet weather is due to ease off today but it'll be a short-lived respite with more heavy rain and gales forecast for many places later in the week.

Weather: Rain and wind around in most regions for next few days
Wind, rain and strong gale warnings are in place across the country today. MetService meteorologist Tamara Vikas said most places would have dismal weather for the next few days. "Remnants of the low are crossing central New Zealand...

Ambulances affected after rough weather brings tree down near Middlemore Hospital
The road outside Middlemore Hospital is expected to be blocked for several hours.

Flood warning: Heavy rain, high winds lash entire country
Wind, rain, thunderstorms and even some snow is battering New Zealand thanks to a massive Tasman low where even small coastal tornadoes could form. MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris said the weather system had made landfall...

Whakaari/ White Island: Poor conditions hinder search efforts
The search for the two missing people off Whakaari / White Island has been hampered by poor weather conditions today.

Wild weather keeps Paparoa Track partially closed to continue until March
NZ's newest Great Walk - the Paparoa Track - won't be fully open until March after heavy rain caused a 20-metre slip.

Heavy rain, gales to hammer NZ as major low pressure system moves in from west
Weather systems moving fast across the Tasman are set to bring wild weather to much of NZ.

How Africa will be affected by climate change
The African continent is more vulnerable than any other region to the world's changing weather patterns.

Analysis: Triumph for Brexit Boris in the UK general election
Analysis - It was a December election and the weather was bad, but 65 percent of voters turned out. Then came the news Boris Johnson and the Conservatives would gain the biggest Parliamentary Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher, writes...

Paradise under threat: Is Mother Nature limiting West Coast's tourism potential?
Tourism is supposed to be the saviour of the West Coast. But extreme weather is hitting the industry hard.

Slips and flooding around Wellington as wild weather hits New Zealand
Heavy rain is causing slips and flooding around Wellington.

Wet weather sticking around for now
Strong winds and rain are set to continue battering parts of the country - but a short reprieve is on the way.

Graduates' spirits not dampened by wet weather
No graduation day processions, but graduates' spirits not dampened.

Traffic: Some delays on Auckland motorways after crashes and breakdown
Auckland motorists are being told to expect some delays after a number of crashes and breakdowns on the motorway network this morning. Drivers are also being urged to drive carefully and to the conditions - as bad weather arrives...

Live: Wet weather set to soak the entire country
Follow the weather updates here, as New Zealand prepares for a drenching.

Batten down the hatches for week of wild weather in Nelson region
The Nelson region is in for two wet and wild days, followed by a week of "unsettled" weather.

Christmas is on the 10-day forecast, but MetService advises caution
Turbulent weather is forecast this week but with nine sleeps until Christmas, caution is advised.

Plastic rubbish could finally be removed from world's most polluted place
Bad weather hampered a clean up of remote Henderson Island, but there might finally be a solution.

Possible thunderstorms, hail on way ahead of 'unsettled' start to week
Rain and thunder in store for parts of the country, with "major weather feature" hitting this week.

Rain, thunderstorms set to affect much of NZ
MetService is warning of a return to rough weather next week - caused by a deep low forming in the Tasman Sea.