A Ministerial inquiry will be held into land use causing woody debris, including forestry slash, and sediment-related damage in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa. The... Read More

MetService advise that a complex weather system continues to affect the country, before moving away to the south late Saturday. Further heavy rain and possible... Read More

A 'cold air mass” is moving up the country and will hit Tauranga this afternoon, according to MetService broadcast meteorologist Angus Hines. Over the last... Read More

A thunderstorm watch is currently in place for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, says a statement from the... Read More

Rain has been falling in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti and more is forecast just as locals pick up the pieces from Cyclone Gabrielle. A front has been moving... Read More

Police are asking for the public's help as they work through the people still listed uncontactable after Cyclone Gabrielle. As of Tuesday afternoon, 1131... Read More

Forestry jobs are almost certain to be lost after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed a swathe through Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay, Coromandel and Northland regions - almost... Read More

MetService is forecasting a substantial drop in temperatures this week, as a cold front moves over the country from the Southern Ocean. The arrival of the cooler... Read More

The massive damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle around Hawke's Bay and Gisborne is becoming increasingly clear, days after the storm moved on. RNZ's reporters... Read More

Settled weather is expected for most of the country as the clean-up continues in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. A ridge of high pressure should lie across the... Read More

Police operating in flood-affected areas of the Eastern district are carrying out reassurance patrols day and night following Cyclone Gabrielle, as more officers... Read More

Almost 5000 people are unaccounted for as grave concerns are held for about 10 still missing in the decimation left by Cyclone Gabrielle. With the official death... Read More