Weather

A bitterly cold southwest flow over New Zealand which brought snow and freezing temperatures to much of the country is finally easing. Audio

Japan has announced it will give hundreds of millions of dollars of aid towards tackling climate change in the Pacific Islands, which an expert says is a large symbolic gesture. Audio

The first polar blast of the season was not the snowmaggedon some predicted, but it's been enough to disrupt travellers and shut some schools. Audio

A cold May day. Audio

Change is in the air after nearly a century of weather watching for a Feilding family. Alan Mason's family have been recording the weather in Feilding for 98 years. But now, at the age of 94, Mr Mason… Audio

Chris Diack is a radio presenter at Radio Cromwell. Audio

Dunedin reporter Darryl Baser joins us from Dunedin. Audio

Time now for our traffic update, southwesterly storms are causing treacherous driving conditions throughout the south. Audio

While much of the country has been sheltering from the rain during the past few weeks, North Canterbury is in the midst of a relentless drought - and it's taking a toll on farmers and the region's… Audio

The rain has stopped, but the clean-up work in the wake of last week's flooding in Kapiti continues. Audio

An early morning emergency north of Wellington; streaming services fighting for the market; health researchers slapped down in the media over salt, and; TV-shows accused of faking flatulence. Audio

Eleven schools around the region hit by the flooding have been closed today. And at Tawa School, a block of four classrooms are out of action for at least the rest of the term. Audio

In the north Wellington suburb of Tawa, shop owners want answers out of the city council about the failure of recently upgraded drains to cope with yesterday's deluge. Audio

The capital's transport network is up and running again but flood-wary commuters are questioning whether the chaos of last night is bound to happen again. Audio

People in Mt Maunganui say a tornado that tore roofs of homes and plucked trampolines off the ground was over just seconds after it started. Audio

Most of the Kapiti Coast residents forced out of their flooded houses have now returned home, as the massive clean-up of the region continues, with some local roads still closed. Audio

Fran Wilde is the Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Audio

The Capital's highways and most rail lines are back up and running but 24 hours on from yesterday's deluge people are questioning whether the transport tangle's bound to just happen again. Audio

With us is Kapiti's mayor Ross Church. Audio