02:00pm Thu 10 Aug, 2023
Extreme weather and the spread of disease has seen some North Island olive growers ditch harvesting altogether this season. The country's 300 or so olive... Read More
01:00pm Thu 10 Aug, 2023
Waka Kotahi is urging drivers travelling on State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Road to be extra cautious today with heavy snow warnings in the area. MetService... Read More
08:00am Thu 10 Aug, 2023
Another dumping of snow is on the way for the Central North Island. A Tauranga resident currently on holiday in Tongariro says they got a bit of snow yesterday... Read More
11:45am Tue 08 Aug, 2023
Did the Western Bay of Plenty District Council have the weather warnings it needed to reduce the damage caused by floods in Waihī Beach? The council said... Read More
07:00am Tue 08 Aug, 2023
MetService is predicting a fittingly wintry feel to the weather this week - with snow, frosts and low temperatures. An unsettled southwesterly flow is expected... Read More
02:00pm Sun 06 Aug, 2023
A cold southwesterly flow will cover New Zealand on Tuesday and Wednesday, says a MetService spokesperson. The cold air flow will have an embedded front moving... Read More
07:00am Fri 04 Aug, 2023
'The most violent of weather” pummelled the coastal community of Waihī Beach on May 29 causing flash flooding and the town's dam to overflow. Water... Read More
09:10am Thu 03 Aug, 2023
WeatherWatch.co.nz is taking a look at the climate drivers influencing New Zealand's temperatures and rainfall. This is not a weather forecast but an... Read More
07:00am Thu 03 Aug, 2023
The Desert Road remains closed this morning due to snowfall in the area, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency issued a road closure notice on Wednesday night. In... Read More
09:10am Wed 02 Aug, 2023
More lightning and rain is expected today across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato following hundreds of lightning strikes overnight. MetService meteorologist... Read More
06:47am Wed 02 Aug, 2023
Snow has closed roads in the south and strong wind forced speed restrictions on the Auckland Harbour Bridge as severe weather sweeps the country. West... Read More
10:10am Tue 01 Aug, 2023
Heavy rainfall in the North Island this year has made for a challenging truffle season for Bay of Plenty producers. Growers have been out since early June... Read More