Live: Withering storm

Can't view this email, [click here]( 13 July 2017 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live: Withering storm]( The strongest winds in seven months and lashing rain hit Wellington - and 10m waves monster the Cook Strait. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [In photos: A classic winter storm]( Winter hits NZ like a tonne of bricks - shutting roads and making travel both treacherous and spectacular. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Giant Antarctica iceberg splits]( Iceberg more than six times the size of Auckland is now adrift at sea. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [North Island faces brunt of storm]( Bitterly cold severe gales and heavy rain hitting lower North Island set to move up country. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Donald Trump rages]( US President says "greatest witch hunt in political history" as Russia revelations swirl. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [From bad to worse]( Snow, sleet and driving rain likely to close Rimutaka Hill Road overnight, NZTA warns. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Live: Withering storm]( The strongest winds in seven months and lashing rain hit Wellington - and 10m waves monster the Cook Strait. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [In photos: A classic winter storm]( Winter hits NZ like a tonne of bricks - shutting roads and making travel both treacherous and spectacular. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Historic sex crime investigated]( If you lived on Bedford Ave, Whanganui between 1960-1990, police want to hear from you. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [From bad to worse]( Snow, sleet and driving rain likely to close Rimutaka Hill Road overnight, NZTA warns. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Black Power founder dies]( Reitu Harris was young and rebellious when he founded the gang, but life members say they weren't criminals. 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