Heavy rain and severe easterly gales are being forecast for many places around the North Island, including the Coromandel Peninsula. The MetService is issuing... Read More

Strong winds and rain turn to snow and a wintry blast closes out the week. Plenty of sunshine for the whole country on Saturday but southerly winds will... Read More

Higher levels of fire danger are being predicted for the Bay of Plenty this summer. Fire and Emergency district manager Jeff Maunder says the danger level... Read More

Heavy rain, severe gale northwesterlies, and snow are sweeping through parts of central and southern New Zealand, with more warnings expected in the coming days. MetService... Read More

Houses on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island have been destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola and roads blocked by fallen trees, a resident says. Temae Baeri, who... Read More

A dry hot summer is being forecast, and growers and farmers alike are being urged to prepare for the implcations of an El Niño season. The Bay of Plenty... Read More

Severe tropical cyclone Lola is passing over Pentecost Island and is forecast to make landfall on Malekula Island, Fiji Meteorological Service says. Lola... Read More

MetService is forecasting a week of contrasting weather, with warm temperatures mid-week giving way to a chilly blast that is expected to bring unseasonable... Read More

Whether you live in the North or the South Island, MetService forecasters share that based on current El Niño data, we're all in for a different kind... Read More

Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to a category 5 super cyclone, the Fiji Meteorological Service says. A category 5 cyclone means average winds will... Read More

Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to category 4 with wind gusts of 198 km/h, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department says. The cyclone is... Read More

Rain is being forecast for multiple places, including the Bay of Plenty, this week. On Wednesday, a front preceded by a strong moist northwesterly flow will... Read More