NZ Herald Morning News Update | Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela, search for missing tramper | Monday, January 05. Video / NZ HeraldMetService forecast: Heat returns as NZ set for one of summer’s warmest, driest weeksA spell of golden weather is finally on the way for Kiwis as one of this summer’s warmest and driest weeks arrives and pushes temperatures past 30C. After heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms upended many people’s plans of beach-filled New Year’s breaks, the first full week of January is looking calmer as a high-pressure system stretches over both islands. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane told the Herald the wild weather that battered New Zealand over the past week has since moved eastwards away from the country. “Eastern parts of the country in particular are in for a warm week.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 05, 2026 00:51 UTC