Weather

Settled start to the school holidays

As the remnants of the weather system from last week move away to the east, the first week of the April school holidays begins with settled weather. Although... Read More

Mainly fine during first week of school holidays

The first week of the school holidays looks to have fairly fine weather for the week ahead with some cloudy days, and a few showers expected later in the week.... Read More

What's on - art, kid's market, walks and museums

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a mainly fine day,... Read More

Live weather: Rivers rise, some told to evacuate

Previous storms have weakened the Peninsula Road stop bank, and Marlborough Civil Defence is asking 70 households in Spring Creek to evacuate by 9am and stay... Read More

Heavy rain warning in place for Rotorua

An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty tomorrow. MetService is forecasting 80 to 140mm of rain in parts of the region,... Read More

Severe thunderstorms forecast for BOP

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorms are now being forecast as a complex trough moves over the country. The MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for... Read More

Live weather updates: More torrential rain to come

More heavy rain and strong winds are being forecast for New Zealand today. The West Coast is set to get the worst of the torrential rain that has been drenching... Read More

More rain & wind as low pressure moves into NZ

More rain and wind is expected to blow through before a low in the Tasman Sea reaches NZ by Friday. WeatherWatch.co.nz says between now and Friday, temperatures... Read More

What to do in the event of an outage

Powerco has crews across its electricity network ready to respond to any outages, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast from mid-morning Thursday and into... Read More

Live weather updates

Westland is likely to be escalated to a red heavy rain warning Wednesday following a night of intense rain, MetService says. Red weather warnings are only... Read More

Rain ahead

The weather across the North Island is looking good for Wednesday, however by Thursday, it will start to turn, as bad weather is forecast to roll in from the... Read More

March was NZ’s coldest in 12 years

If autumn has felt a lot chillier than usual so far, you're not imagining it: last month was New Zealand's coldest March in more than a decade. And a fast-approaching... Read More