MetService said an active low pressure system would sweep over large areas of the country from today into Tuesday, bringing rain and severe gales.
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Several orange-level warnings have been issued as a fast-moving system is forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow to parts of the country over Labour Day.
10:31am
Power, water and communications remain disrupted for thousands as crews race to restore services ahead of more severe weather.
Sun, Oct 26
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FENZ assistant national commander Ken Cooper said warm weather, low humidity and moderate-to-strong winds - forecasted for the weekend - would add up to "continued high fire danger".
Saturday 7:00pm
MetService warns of a "burst of severe weather" on the public holiday, disrupting travel plans across the country.
Saturday 5:00pm
Adrienne Staples had high praise for the Featherston volunteer fire brigade, who arrived within five minutes of her call on Thursday.
Saturday 8:00am
It comes after extreme winds on Thursday toppled trees and powerlines, and knocked out power, water and communications.
Saturday 7:15am
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Saturday 6:00am
A state of emergency was declared for the Clutha District this afternoon due to extensive damage from the severe winds that battered large parts of the country yesterday.
Fri, Oct 24
Both Methven's water supply plant and Greater Greymouth’s water treatment plant were shut down on Thursday.
The powerful gusts toppled trees onto roads, damaged property, and left tens of thousands without power.
Police in Canterbury were "disappointed" that fires were still being lit, despite a total ban.
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Grey District Council is urging people to keep the taps turned off while engineers try frantically to fix the fault.
Thu, Oct 23
It comes after thousands of households across the South Island were left without power this morning.
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Video from What's On Invers showed the impact of high winds in the southern city while another showed a tree narrowly missing a couple north of Dunedin.
Hone Tibble said it hurt to see the damage, but he was grateful his family was safe.
Flights have been cancelled and roads closed as a severe weather system sweeps over parts of the country.
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People were advised to avoid unnecessary travel and secure outdoor objects.
Wed, Oct 22
Kaikōura's mayor had a sleepless night in Wellington after fires broke out across his district on Tuesday.
Wild weather is lashing central New Zealand, with power outages, road warnings and more severe conditions forecast later this week.
Tue, Oct 21
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Severe weather strikes the South Island and part of the lower North Island, in what MetService calls a precursor to a "potentially more impactful" system later this week.
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