Thunderstorms and hail are battering the North Island, with forecasters warning there may be a chance of tornadoes.

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Samoa’s prime minister says she will seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a budget vote failed. The South Pacific nation has had months of political turmoil after ...

Large low pressure zones can produce sudden, unexpected, torrential downpours – as we saw in Nelson yesterday, ahead of ...

Fire and Emergency NZ southern communications centre shift manager Lyn Crossan says there have been more than 20 incidents ...

Heavy downpours in Nelson and Westport today are causing widespread flooding as a weather system moves up the country. Fire ...

Felecia Jackson had mixed emotions when she received news that her husband, Eric Jackson, would be transferred from the James ...

A front is expected to bring rain and a risk of severe thunderstorms to western parts of the North Island. MetService watches ...

New Zealand prepares for severe weather. MetService issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds. Buller, Westland, ...

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LONDON, Ky. — As a powerful tornado moved toward Laurel County late Friday, Zach Wilson drove through the storms to get to ...

At least 18 people died in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia, authorities say, as severe weather including ...