Philip Duncan and NZHerald.co.nz bring you the latest on the stormy weather – and how it’s now finally easing.  We also look at where the showers will shift too (mostly west coast and Southland) for the rest of the working week – and what to expect over the weekend (big high is on the way but may not be perfectly sunny for everyone).

We also have some great photos of a sun shower and rainbow over Auckland City this morning, three planets seen all at one small point in our night sky, and some great video which shows the rawness of the squally blast that hit Southland earlier this week.