A new NIWA-led study has found that climate change increased the amount of total rainfall during Cyclone Gabrielle by 10 per cent. This additional rain fell... Read More

Several weather-damaged Western Bay roads have been given a funding boost after being allocated $820,000 from the Government's Cyclone Recovery Capability Fund. The... Read More

The start of the week brings wind and rain on Monday before cold air brings risk of snow and thunderstorms on today with Severe Weather Watches in force. On... Read More

MetService is forecasting an unsettled westerly flow covering New Zealand on Tuesday, with embedded fronts bringing rain or showers to many western and southern... Read More

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 mostly cloudy day... Read More

Sunny and dry conditions are being forecast for much of the country before rain and wind make a return this weekend. After a chilly Thursday morning, the... Read More

Forecasters expect spring - which arrived with nearly 90,000 lightning strikes around the North Island - to be even messier than the notoriously unsettled... Read More

After a blustery and thundery weekend, a few more days of unsettled weather is being forecast before a ridge of high pressure brings relatively settled weather... Read More

A front preceded by a strong moist northwesterly flow is due to moves northeast across the country on Tuesday, says a MetService spokesperson. "There is moderate... Read More

An active front is forecast to move onto the South Island from the west during Monday evening, preceded by heavy rain for western areas, and northwest gales,... Read More

Northwest gales and heavy rain are expected across a large part of the country this weekend, says a MetService spokesperson. "Fronts embedded in a strong... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has a new storm watcher. A CCTV camera has been installed at Two Mile Creek, Waihī Beach, to help monitor stormwater... Read More