Weather

Residents in parts of Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland state were urged to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is forecast to make landfall in coming days.

Fiji's Meteorological Service issued another heavy rain warning for the whole Fiji group on Sunday morning.

Fiji's Meteorological Service issued another heavy rain warning for the whole Fiji group on Sunday morning.

Time to dig the winter pyjamas out, with overnight temperatures set to get unseasonably cold.

Temperatures are set to dip across New Zealand, with sprinkles of snow possible in the Canterbury and Otago high country.

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While temperatures have been gradually cooling as summer turns into autumn, expect that transition to speed up this weekend.

An irrigation scheme is running dry with only a week's worth of water left.

Metservice has described the unusually hot air as "a Föhn wind", or hairdryer in German. Audio

MetService has issued warnings and watches for the South Island on Sunday, with gale force winds to sweep through the lower half.

Nelson was the place to be during summer - recording 618 hours of sunshine.

Swells around Wellington are forecast to increase overnight, though not to the heights of 7m seen on the West Coast.

Those who missed out on the government's accommodation support, but need it, are frustrated at delays to include them.

The worst of the strong winds, thunderstorms and rain that hit many parts of the country on Monday may have passed, but the temperatures around New Zealand are set to plummet on Tuesday. Audio

Flights have been cancelled in the capital, a roof ripped off on the West Coast and motorists in Auckland faced delays across the Harbour Bridge.