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'Rain hasn't stopped': Ōamaru mum devastated after waking to find home 'under water'
Fire crews have responded to more than 60 flooding incidents across Otago.
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NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday, July 5, 2026
NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday July 5, 2026 National promises to pursue new trade agreements if re-elected. A new installation protects 308km of Otago's coastline.
Heavy snow warning as 'significant front' brings freezing temps, rain and gales
Road snowfall alerts include SH1 near Dunedin and key alpine passes.
'Significant front': MetService warns of week-long winter blast with snow, rain and gales
Eastern Rangitaiki plunged to -5.3C overnight as frosts gripped the North Island.
Drivers warned as ice causes crashes on Napier-Taupō Rd
Heavy rain warnings also cover the Westland, Canterbury, Otago and Fiordland regions.
Paris suffers 62% rise in deaths amid ‘manmade’ heatwave, say scientists
Experts said climate change was 'unequivocally' responsible for the weather's intensity.
Council land instability blocks home sale for terminally ill Auckland resident
Rachael Feather, who is terminally ill, is unable to sell her home because of instability on adjacent council-owned land. Video / Dean Purcell
Rain or shine for school holidays? Your Metservice weather outlook | Ryan Bridge TODAY
Metservice's Heather Keats joins Herald NOW to talk July holiday weather and what El Nino means for NZ. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
MetService morning weather update: July 3, 2026
MetService morning weather update: July 3, 2026. Video / MetService
Heatwave or snow? What's in store for school holidays at home and abroad
AA Travel survey shows Australia and the Pacific Islands top Kiwis’ holiday plans.
El Niño officially declared in New Zealand
El Niño will bring drier weather to much of the North Island this spring.
MetService morning weather update: Thursday, July 2, 2026
MetService morning weather update: Thursday, July 2, 2026. Video / MetService
MetService morning weather update: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
MetService morning weather update: Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Video / MetService
MetService morning weather update: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
MetService morning weather update: Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Video / MetService
'Everyone’s to blame': Survey finds Kiwis losing faith in climate readiness
New Zealanders say everyone needs to take responsibility for reducing expected impacts.
Kiwis increasingly worried no one is doing enough to cope with climate crisis
Katie Bradford talks to IAG's Bryce Davies about the latest insurance survey on climate risk.
Paris blames US for Europe heatwave as tourists mock its lack of air-con
Americans have been posting online about Europeans being unable to cope with hot weather.
Death toll rises as Europe’s heatwave breaks all-time temperature records
All-time highest temperatures have been set in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
MetService morning weather update: Monday, June 29, 2026
MetService morning weather update: Monday, June 29, 2026. Video / MetService
Frosty mornings spread north as clear, sub-zero temps hit south
Centres as far north as Hamilton could dip to around freezing this week.
Wellington’s wild weather leaving seabirds stranded and starving
Flock Birdcare Wellington has already treated 600 birds so far this year.
'We can't go on like this': Heavy rain damages Wairarapa bridge again
The same bridge was damaged during floods in February.
Emergency centre activated as Wairarapa faces more rain, communities still cut off
Some communities may remain isolated until the middle of next week.
Watch: Air NZ jet aborts Wellington landing as gales batter capital
Passenger described hearing "a bang" before the plane climbed steeply.
UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row
Temperatures hit a sweltering 37.3C, breaking Friday's UK record again.
Air NZ flight aborts landing
Jet pilots attempt Wellington touchdown as wild weather hits. Video / Nick Swasbrook
Hundreds still without power in capital day after wild weather
Power might not be back until tonight for affected customers.
'Already bought my Lotto ticket': Dad's lucky escape after tree crashes on to truck
The Taranaki business owner was trapped after a tree toppled during a 'howling gale'.
Origin plane approaches Wellington in rough weather
An Origin plane lines up with the runway over the harbour; heavy seas on SH2 just north of Wellington City on the urban motorway.
Gales lash lower North Island as roofs lift and trees fall, disrupted Wellington flight becomes most tracked in the world
State Highway 53 has closed due to rising river levels.