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Auckland's Zig Zag track reopens after closure due to storm-damage in 2023
A popular track in Auckland's suburb of Titirangi has reopened this week, following closure after storm-damage from the weather events of early 2023.

Marlborough Sounds residents keeping a watchful eye on the weather
Marlborough Sounds communities are not yet hitting the panic button in the face of Thursday’s deluge, which has raised the risk of surface flooding and slips.

Cooler weather conditions set in across UK as heatwave ends
While there is some short-lived hot weather in the forecast, cooler conditions are kicking in across the UK.

NIWA says weather agencies' merger set to fix gaps exposed by Cyclone Gabrielle
NIWA's manager for climate, atmosphere, and hazards says merging with MetService and GNS will create a more efficient and integrated weather prediction system.

Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Council opposed red weather warning
MetService wanted to issue the severe warning the day before the cyclone made landfall, but faced opposition.

Weather: What is coming our way now
A low is set to bring some severe weather back, including in the areas hit by floods less than a week ago.

Warm weather cools Warehouse Group's profits
The retailer was forced into heavy discounting after a delayed start to winter ruined sales.

'Fifa should consider playing World Cup final at 9am'
Extreme weather during the Club World Cup in the United States this summer means Fifa should think about playing the men's World Cup final at 9am next year, according to an expert.

Why is the top of the South Island in the wet weather firing line?
It feels like the top of the South Island can’t seem to get out of the bad weather right?

'Not football' - Maresca questions Club World Cup hosts after 'joke' delay
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca criticises the decision to stage the Club World Cup in the US following a two-hour weather delay during their win over Benfica.

Live: Marlborough homes flooded, heavy snow in Otago as wild weather continues
MetService is checking out a possible tornado in Waitara, while Civil Defence says parts of Motueka flooded last night.

Weather live updates: Hail, storms to lash North Island as emergency extends in flood-hit south
The civil emergency in Nelson-Tasman was extended for seven days.

Logging truck driver dies in crash in Tasman region
The serious crash unit is trying to determine if the weather played a part in the person's death, police say.

Live: Flood-hit regions brace for worst as more wild weather due to hit
Homes near the Motueka River were evacuated as a precaution as a second barrage of downpours is forecast in the Nelson-Tasman region.

Council opposed red weather warning before cyclone hit
Chief meteorologist Chris Noble said MetService wanted to issue the warning the day before but Hawke's Bay Regional Council was opposed, based on confidence in its flood modelling.

Six Crown Research Institutes merge into Public Research Organisations
Scientists are hopeful a supercharged weather forecaster will be one of the winners in the biggest overhaul of the science sector in 30 years.

Woman let girl under 10 drive car through village, court hears
Footage on social media showed the girl driving barefoot and in bad weather on the road in Aberdeenshire.

MetService quizzed on agency's weather warnings during coronial inquest
The agency's chief meteorologist has been quizzed on its colour-coded weather warnings during a coronial inquest into the deaths of 18 people during Cyclone Gabrielle and the preceding Auckland floods.

'Overwhelming': Animal sanctuary under water, more wet weather forecast
The alpacas might have enjoyed the swim, but for all the other animals at a Marlborough sanctuary the floods cost them their home and their feed.