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Te Tumu Paeroa signs landmark deal with Microsoft NZ cloud region
Te Tumu Paeroa, the Maori Trustee office, partners with Microsoft, forging a revolutionary digital strategy that seeks to deepen landowners' connection with their land, enable swift recovery from major weather events, and advance solutions to key issues like climate change.

Highlanders beat Moana Pasifika in awful weather to boost play-off hopes
The rain was relentless, but the visitors were led superbly by young No 10 Cameron Millar to win the first Super Rugby match in Tonga.

Goobye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?

Insurance law overhaul passes first reading
Recent extreme weather events showed the importance of a well-functioning insurance system, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs minister Andrew Bayly.

'Not good enough': Defence Force staff left stranded in Antarctica for month
A dozen staff were stuck in Antarctica with a rapidly closing window to get out before winter.

Snow, frost then sunshine on way after gusts cause Anzac cancellations
The full gamut of weather will hit the country over just a couple of days.

Rain, gales, snow mid-week, then calmer weather
Rain is expected to start in Otago and Southland, and spread into more northern parts of the South Island and much of the North Island.

Heavy rain watches in place, chilly end to the week expected
The warm spell is set to end this week as a weather system moves up the country.

At least four dead after dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma, US
At least four people died and scores were injured in Oklahoma after dozens of twisters swept the US Southern Plains, while weather alerts put more than 7 million Americans under tornado warnings.

Why is it so cold?
Why has the weather felt so wintry recently, and when can we expect a change to something warmer?

Fewer cyclones than predicted in El Nino summer - NIWA
The El Niño weather pattern was supposed to result in a high number of cyclones in the South Pacific, but there were only seven.

Dashcam shows tornado obliterate Nebraska building
There were dozens of workers still inside when the extreme weather event struck - but all survived.

Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?

Defence Force staff left stranded in Antarctica for a month
A series of aircraft breakdowns and bad weather left 12 personnel stranded with a rapidly closing window to get out before winter.

Was April's weather really that bad?
April's weather has been perceived by many as cold and wet, but was it?

Game bird hunters hoping for wet weather
Recreational hunters around the country are hoping for foul weather to coincide with the opening of the season.

Bread and biscuit prices may rise due to wet weather
Poor wheat crops mean food producers may have to import ingredients, potentially increasing costs.

Fire warnings amidst Marianas drought
The National Weather Service said extreme to exceptional drought persists across the Marianas, Yap State and the northern Marshall Islands.

Four ways climate change affects extreme weather
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places because of climate change.