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Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloud increasing in... Read More

Severe Weather Outlook forecast

A mix bag of weather is being forecast for the weekend and the beginning of next week. Fine weather is being forecast for today, before rain moves in tomorrow. See... Read More

Five days, four seasons and three anniversaries

A few days of changeable weather is ahead for New Zealanders is ahead, with MetService forecasting a series of systems to cross the country. A rain-bearing... Read More

MetService rolls out storm and fire notifications

MetService will send notifications to people in the paths of extreme storms or in areas with a high fire risk. The weather monitoring agency is rolling out... Read More

Mapping 140,000 landslides for safer communities

New Zealand now boasts one of the largest single-event inventories of landslides globally. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Senior... Read More

Brief relief from warm conditions

Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to bring a brief relief to most of New Zealand from the recent warm and muggy temperatures - only for things to heat up again... Read More

Thunderstorms and rain ahead of cooler weather

Thunderstorms are moving up the country and are due to hit much of the North Island as temperatures start to drop. "We currently have an active front that... Read More

Dry conditions: Hope that rain brings relief

It's hoped forecast rain this week will help ease dry conditions some farmers and growers are facing. NIWA's latest hotspot watch showed there were... Read More

Frosts and snow possible for tomorrow

One thing about having more than half of New Zealand in the roaring forties belt of weather means colder Southern Ocean changes happen even in the middle of... Read More

Rarotonga airflow across top of NZ

An airflow from Rarotonga which has been spreading across the top of New Zealand on Sunday with a weak low north of the country interacting with high pressure,... Read More

Weather ahead for this coming week

A heavy rain warning is in place for Gisborne/Tairawhiti and Westland. "Tonight and Monday, a humid east to northeast flow is expected to affect Gisborne/Tairawhiti,... Read More

Thunderstorm and rain forecast

MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Hawkes Bay. The watch is valid for eight hours from 3pm to 11pm on Saturday January 20. "This is an... Read More