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Roads were closed in Northland, farmland was flooded and hundreds of students got a day off school, after more heavy rain hit the region today.

More than 100 people have braved Auckland's bad weather to protest against the possible closure of charter schools.

Two teenagers who died after being swept away by a rain-swollen stream near Cascade Falls have been named by police.

Trampers in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges are ignoring track closures designed to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Stormy weather is causing havoc nationwide with road closures, flooding and power outages. Check how the weather is affecting your region.

Part of Tamaki Drive on Auckland's waterfront is closed due to heavy flooding.

A Tongan student who lost a leg in the fatal 2016 Christmas Eve bus crash, says his injuries mean he can no longer pursue some of his dreams.

A major Auckland motorway is to be closed most nights for the next four months, starting today.

An Auckland City Councillor says it's sad people aren't adhering to a rāhui to stay away from Auckland's Waitākere Ranges - but she doesn't think a closure would be more effective. Audio

The country's second largest electricity retailer Powerco hopes to have electricity supplies back to full service by the end of the day.

A massive clean-up of storm damage got under way on the Coromandel Peninsula today, and on the other side of the Firth of Thames.

The severe weather system that has drenched the North Island over the past 24 hours still has a lot of power driving it, warns MetService.

The North Island has been dealt a severe blow with heavy rains and strong winds causing havoc across the region.

A request from local iwi for visitors to stay away from Auckland's Waitākere Ranges to stop the spread of kauri dieback appears to be falling on deaf ears.

A rāhui placed on the forest in the Waitakare ranges near Auckland does not go far enough, an iwi manager says. Audio

Analysis - Hands up who thought we'd all be living through a nuclear winter by now? Kate Newton takes a non-exhaustive look at an exhausting year.

The countdown to Friday's reopening of State Highway 1 through Kaikōura has started, but truck drivers won't be celebrating just yet.

NorthTec students whose courses were about to be axed are celebrating, after a backdown by managers.

Students, staff and contractors have been left bewildered, shocked and out of pocket with the sudden closure of a Pacific tertiary provider in Auckland - with many now struggling to find work and pay…