Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones successfully defended their T102 titles in a sodden Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB race in Rotorua on Saturday. According to MetService,... Read More

An orange rain warning is now in place for the Bay of Plenty, including Rotorua. In the 24 hours from 12pm today until noon tomorrow, the MetService warned... Read More

Thunderstorms and downpours are set to drench the North Island from this morning as a tropical low moves in. Watches and warnings have been issued for... Read More

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua. Slow-moving thunderstorms are expected about central parts of the North Island... Read More

It's looking like a classic summer set-up for much of the country this week, with largely settled weather for northern and central parts and a swing to hotter-than-average... Read More

More than 200mm of rain fell 24 hours before the January 22 landslides in Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay that killed eight people. Waitangi Weekend is... Read More

While New Zealand summers are typically associated with outdoor barbecues and beach trips, parts of Canterbury are experiencing the opposite, with snow falling... Read More

Weather records have been broken following January's deluge of rain. Tauranga recorded its wettest January since records began in 1910, with 408.9mm of rain... Read More

As February begins we enter the last weeks of summer. It's been a season of extremes, with record-breaking temperatures and heat warnings at the start being... Read More

As many parts of the country continue with recovery efforts after last week's intense weather, MetService is forecasting minimal chance of severe weather this... Read More

A section of Yatton Park in Tauranga is closed after a large tree, estimated at 60m tall, came down on Sunday afternoon. A large section of the top end of... Read More

The owners of two Waihī Beach businesses expect to be closed for several months after floodwaters from a major storm caused 'devastating” damage. The... Read More