01:00pm Sun 15 Feb, 2026
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
10:18am Fri 13 Feb, 2026
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
07:37am Fri 13 Feb, 2026
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
03:17pm Wed 11 Feb, 2026
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
05:00pm Tue 10 Feb, 2026
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
05:00pm Thu 05 Feb, 2026
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
02:44pm Tue 03 Feb, 2026
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
06:00am Tue 03 Feb, 2026
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
11:45am Mon 02 Feb, 2026
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
06:00am Tue 27 Jan, 2026
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
04:00pm Mon 26 Jan, 2026
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
07:00am Mon 26 Jan, 2026
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