Snow, thunderstorms, and cold west to southwest gales have affected parts of the country on Wednesday and Thursday morning, but MetService are forecasting relatively... Read More

A group of deerstalkers had to scramble through rising floodwaters as torrential rain wreaked havoc through the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday. The active weather front... Read More

Wet weather continues to impact the roading network throughout the Bay of Plenty, with slips, downed trees and flooding causing challenging driving conditions. Road... Read More

A heavy rain warning remains in place for the Bay of Plenty this morning. The region was slammed with a deluge of rain overnight, causing road closures due to... Read More

Searchers working to locate a student missing in Abbey Caves, Whangārei, have recovered a body. The search was expected to conclude around 5pm yesterday, however,... Read More

UPDATE 9.07pm: Waka Kotahi is providing an update on the Bay of Plenty roading network as slips, downed trees and flooding continue to cause both traffic delays... Read More

UPDATE 5.21pm: MetService is issuing another thunderstorm warning - after their weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from Tauranga to Okere... Read More

Tropical air and all its moisture moves off mid-week but MetService warns there is a lot of rain to come before it departs. Then a cold front ushers in wintery... Read More

A fresh bout of weather warnings and watches is being issued as heavy rain continues around the country. A severe weather warning has been issued for the Coromandel... Read More

Smoke alarms undoubtedly save lives - but many in New Zealand's muggy north are finding them bleeping annoying. People around the country, including Tauranga,... Read More

Rain, snow and gales - the outlook for weather for the week ahead is looking to be colder and windier across New Zealand. "During Tuesday a frontal rain-band... Read More

A moist northerly air stream is bringing heavy rain to northern and western parts of the South Island through to Tuesday, says MetService. Heavy rain is also... Read More