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Temperatuers set to rise above 30 degrees
Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees. The mayors of Marlborough and Hastings… Audio
'Stay strong, make sure you don't die': Chaos as cold hits Europe
As transport problems grow and cold snap death toll rises, many homeless are struggling to just survive.
Intense heatwave grips Australia's southern states, fans bushfires
Australia's south sweltered through a brutal heatwave on Wednesday that delivered temperatures above 40C in some cities, straining power grids and causing bushfires to flare.
Wither Hills Farm Park access could ‘change rapidly’ as temperatures soar
MetService has forecast 33C for Friday, 31C for Saturday, and 30C for Sunday as a westerly flow brings scorching heat across the South Island.
Thunder and hail warnings, despite warmer weather
Heavy rain in the east today will be followed by high temperatures over the following few days.
Australia facing worst heatwave since 'Black Summer'
Officials say dangerous heat and fire conditions will last until Saturday, with Friday looking particularly dangerous.
32C day looms as 'unusually' hot weather arrives
Parts of the country are predicted to be more than 4C hotter than usual as they get a "great deal of sunshine".
Total fire ban declared for parts of Australia as heatwave hits
The scorching forecast has led to extreme fire danger warnings, with wind and dry lightning tipped to add to the risk.
'Outside the box': Swimming excavator dredges river
An amphibious excavator has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of a river in central Blenheim.
Six dead as cold snap grips Europe
The plunge in temperatures has launched Europe into travel chaos, with weather-related accidents causing six deaths so far.
Destructive, LA-like fires possible for Australia's capital cities, report warns
The report also found that over the coming decades, further climate change would "stack the odds in favour of" more dangerous fire weather.
Temperatures head to 45C as heatwave hits Australia
More than 3500km of the country, from the north west to Tasmania are under extreme heatwave warnings.
Snow cripples air, train and road traffic in Amsterdam and Paris
Heavy snowfall disrupted air, road and rail travel in France and the Netherlands - causing 1000km of traffic jams in Paris.
'A lot of mud, a lot of logs, a lot of debris': Tolaga Bay farmer back at square one
Intense localised downpours caused damage that could take up to a year to repair.
Temperature heads to 30s as summer returns
There's good news after a weekend of heavy rainfalls and flooding.
Highway reopens as East Coast recovers from flooding
State Highway 35 at Tolaga Bay has reopened to one lane and is expected to be fully reopened by mid-morning, after heavy rain and flooding.
Flooding closes stretch of State Highway 35
A police spokesperson said several roads had been closed and there are multiple reports of surface flooding.
Large tree falls on house in Auckland suburb during thunderstorm
Emergency services were called to the suburb of Hillcrest shortly after 5pm.
Storms hit North Island
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been dropping rain across the upper North Island.
Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour
"I managed to grab my camera and take the photographs before we decided that we actually needed to think about where we were and the situation we were in."
