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The northern areas of New Zealand’s North Island were battered by high winds and heavy rain on Thursday. The stormy weather caused power outages, uprooted trees and caused minor flooding.

Cyclone Tam has unleashed havoc across New Zealand's North Island, leaving thousands without power and disrupting travel ...

Heavy rain warnings have been extended for Bay of Plenty with the worst of ex-tropical Cyclone Tam to lash the region today ...

Weather experts say it is not unusual for a cyclone to be making waves at this time of year but warn ex-tropical Cyclone Tam ...

Kaikohe has been lashed with 10 millimetres of rain within an hour as Cyclone Tam continues to batter the upper North Island, ...

Cyclone Tam, now an ex-tropical cyclone, hit North Island, New Zealand. Strong winds and heavy rain caused power outages. A ...

Severe gales, heavy rain and travel disruptions are expected for NZ as a sub-tropical storm moves in.

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The population living in the North Island now exceeds 4 million, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.The North ...

The Northern Lights are expected to be visible across parts of Britain on Tuesday night and Wednesday, the Met Office has said.

Tropical Cyclone Tam, named last night by the Fijian Meteorology Service, is expected to be downgraded again to a storm as it ...