Weather

Slip closes SH2 Karangahake Gorge

State Highway 2, Karangahake Gorge is closed due to a slip. Motorists are being told to avoid the area or delay their journey if possible. "A slip has blocked... Read More

Live: Red rain warning, Tauranga urged to prepare

Tauranga City Council is urging residents to "be prepared" for severe weather tonight, after a red rain warning was put in place for the region. MetService issued... Read More

Red alert: Highest weather warning for BOP

The heavy rain warning for the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga city has now been upscaled to a red alert, a step more serious than the previous orange alert... Read More

Close call: Man evacuated ‘like a bad dream’

A man evacuated from the Maungatapu slip area in the early hours of Saturday morning describes the event as "like a bad dream". Ned Nicely is a 76 year old American... Read More

Fog causes cancellations at Wellington Airport

Flights are being delayed or cancelled at Wellington Airport as heavy fog blankets the runways. Some flights can depart but most arrivals are not expected until... Read More

Extreme Weather: Updated warnings issued

An orange warning for heavy rain remains in force for the Bay of Plenty. In an updated statement today, the MetService says further heavy rain is expected for... Read More

Waimarino’s plea - “Give us a hand please”

Waimarino is a water and adventure park near Bethlehem - you'd think they'd be used to the vagaries that the weather can throw up. But nothing could have prepared... Read More

Affected by flooding? Know your rights

Consumer NZ has produced concrete advice for people impacted by the recent and ongoing weather events. 'The effects of the devastating flooding will be varied... Read More

Rail washout could hit forestry industry

The washout of the rail link between the Port of Tauranga and central North Island forestry will have a major impact if it is not repaired within coming days,... Read More

Warning in Coromandel over unstable ground

A warning alert has gone out to Coromandel Peninsula residents, asking them to prepare of the next bout of weather, and to move away from unstable land. Thames... Read More

Live updates: Red, orange warnings in place

UPDATE 3.38pm: A red heavy rain warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. MetService issued the warning at 2.40 pm on January 31 and advised... Read More

Maungatapu slip: Five houses deemed unsafe

Five houses have been deemed unsafe to live in following a slip in Maungatapu. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a landslide took out multiple houses on Ergret... Read More