MetService is forecasting further heavy rain for northwestern parts of the South Island and the lower North Island on the back of two very wet days for those areas. A... Read More

A large high to the east of the country, which was responsible for the relatively dry weekend weather, is expected to move away early this week, making way for... Read More

MetService has issued a severe weather outlook for the week ahead. On Tuesday a front is expected to move north over the west of the South Island and this may... Read More

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods with a few... Read More

A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring settled weather to much of New Zealand on Monday. says a MetService spokesperson. "Strong northeasterlies are likely... Read More

A high sits out to the east today directing an east to northeasterly airflow over New Zealand. "Cyclone Ilsa made landfall in Western Australia early Friday as... Read More

People in areas impacted by Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle with expiring firearms licences have been given more time to get them renewed. Executive Director of Te... Read More

UPDATE 6.12pm: State Highway 25 between Whitianga and Kaimarama is now reopen after "horrendous flooding" hit the region. A Waka Kotahi spokesperson says motorists... Read More

A severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty remains in place this morning. For the three hours from 8am to 11am, the MetService... Read More

Temperatures are about to lift up across New Zealand with next week much warmer than it usually is in mid-April. The reason? A large high pressure zone which... Read More

MetService is issuing a severe thunderstorm and severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula and far western Bay of Plenty. Heavy rain and localised downpours... Read More

Fire and Emergency crews are at the scene of what was a "tornado" in Katikati. They were alerted to the tornado at about 4.50pm, according to Fire and Emergency... Read More