Weather

North Island in for direct hit from ex-cyclone

A surge of severe gales and heavy rain is expected across the North Island for 48 hours. This comes as Hale, now an ex-tropical cyclone, is expected to strengthen... Read More

Residents warned to brace for hard-hitting cyclone

Civil Defence is warning those in the Coromandel to prepare for Cyclone Hale, which is due to strike the country from tonight. It comes as bad weather continues... Read More

Brace yourself: Cyclone Hale is on the doorstep

Cyclone Hale is expected to approach the northeast of the North Island on Tuesday, and will likely pass southwards over or near the eastern North Island on Wednesday,... Read More

A “messy” lot of unsettled weather ahead

The remnants of a tropical depression may feed into a new area of low pressure near New Zealand next week bringing a new period of wind and rain to the North Island,... Read More

Coromandel: partially sunken boat leaks oil

A boat that partially sunk and leaked oil during the storm in Coromandel this week has now been dragged out of the water to a tow truck for removal. Dealing with... Read More

Severe thunderstorm watch for North Island areas

Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening over many North Island areas according to MetService. The areas listed are Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato,... Read More

More heavy rain expected for Coromandel this week

MetService says the Coromandel Peninsula and eastern Bay of Plenty could be in for more heavy rain this week. The area has become sodden under days of heavy rain,... Read More

Heavy rain warning for Coromandel, parts of BOP

MetService is issuing a rain warning for the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty west of Matata. This comes as a subtropical low continues to bring heavy rain to... Read More

Juicy Fest Tauranga cancelled due to windy weather

Juicy Fest Tauranga, scheduled to begin later today, has been cancelled due to the weather conditions. The festival, marketed as 'freshly squeezed hip hop... Read More

Weather updates: Road warnings as rain continues

Road users are being advised to be cautious on SH25 after severe weather continues to hit the Coromandel. Due to a slip near Coromandel township, motorists driving... Read More

New storm predicted to hit next week

Another storm is lining up to slam into the North Island early next week, ensuring 'summer is not returning anytime soon”. While heavy rain is set to batter... Read More

Weather warning update for Coromandel, BOP

With the wild weather touching down, MetService is issuing an update to their heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel Peninsula. The Coromandel... Read More