It rains and it means the end of the hot weather according to RNZ

End of the hot weather. Now pull the other leg you fuckers. 

A big hot patch of water in the Tasman and the thermometer in our kichen (23C) tells another story. This is the second such article today. Is it not enough that they lie through their teeth about climate change. 

Now they even lie about the weather.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms to end run of hot weather

Summer has been put on hold in some parts of the country, with many western areas soaked by an unseasonable downpour and more rain likely on the way.

Radio NZ,

18 January, 2018

Parts of Nelson received up to 150 millimetres of rain in 12 hours yesterday and it was likely parts of Northland will get a similar amount today.

Heavy rain is also expected for Auckland and Taranaki.

MetService has issued heavy rain warnings for the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato and Waitomo in the North Island.

Nelson has been inundated with rain overnight - with more than 300 millimetres of rain falling in one part of the region.

MetService forecaster Sarah Haddon said the largest downpour so far had been near Takaka.

She said rain should start to ease in the Nelson region, but showers were likely to continue across most parts of the country

MetService

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Heavy rain moves onto the North Island. Yesterday heaviest rain over Nelson+Westland, today Northland, Auckland+Taranaki bear the brunt of it http://bit.ly/SWWarnings . Image shows warm humid air streaming down from the tropics over NZ ^TA

8:30 AM - Jan 18, 2018

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The bad weather is being caused by a sub-tropical front lingering over the west coast of the country, and it was expected to last until Saturday morning.

MetService say humid northerlies persist over central and northern New Zealand over the weekend, while a low approaches from the north Tasman Sea.

They said the low is likely to bring further rain to the North Island and upper South Island during Sunday and Monday, with some heavy falls possible.

However some parts of New Zealand will continue to see hot and dry weather today.

Main centre forecasts today

Auckland

A rainy day with some heavy falls, brisk northeasterlies and a high of 23°C.

Hamilton

Also a rainy day with possible heavy falls, gusty winds and a high of 22°C.

Tauranga

Cloudy with occasional rain, becoming persistent in the afternoon. Some brisk winds that will ease in the evening. Will reach a high of 23°C.

Wellington

Rain at times, possible heavy falls with some brisk northerlies. Will reach a high of 22°C.

Christchurch

Mainly fine. A chance of showers from the afternoon. Will reach a high of 29°C.

Dunedin

Showers from around midday, a chance they could be heavy with thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Will reach a high of 23°C.

Invercargill

Fog lifting this morning as showers develop. Showers clearing at night. Southerlies dying out in the evening. Will reach a high of 23°C.

- MetService

This is a more accurate view.

This interview with climate scientist Jim Salinger and zoologist Alison Balance provides a good description of the "heatwave" in the Tasman Sea while ignoring the bigger picture.

This is about as good as it gets with RNZ.

The Tasman Sea's marine heatwave

If you've jumped in the sea this summer and found it to be a surprisingly warm temperature that's because the Tasman Sea is currently going through a "marine heatwave".

Since November the water has been more than 2 degrees above average...in fact it's been the warmest ever in records going back to 1900, for December at least.

And while that feels great for beachgoers, it's not great for ocean species - extreme systems like this can have a profound affect on marine ecosystems.

Simon Morton speaks to climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger and Our Changing World's Alison Ballance