Seventy homes in Nelson are being evacuated due to Maitai River rising rapidly as heavy rain continues to sweep across the South Island. Earlier this afternoon,... Read More

A heavy rain warning is now in place for the Bay of Plenty. The MetService is forecasting extended periods of "significant heavy rain" for northern and western... Read More

Parts of the South Island are bracing for flooding and slips, with a state of emergency in place on the West Coast and 'red' severe weather warnings for... Read More

WeatherWatch.co.nz's latest rainfall totals suggest 500 to 800mm is quite possible over the next five days in the north west corner of the South Island, maybe... Read More

The ridge of high pressure that brought mostly settled weather the past weekend is now set to move to the east of the country early this week. However, it then... Read More

A significant amount of rain is being forecast for New Zealand this week. More than 500mm of rain is forecast for parts of the South Island this week and 100... Read More

A high pressure system that has given us settled weather over the weekend is now weakening. WeatherWatch says on its way out to the east, a front approaches from... Read More

An enormous high pressure zone will next week create a significant set up in the New Zealand area, which could lead to severe gales and rain heavy enough to causing... Read More

South Islanders have woken up to severe frosts this morning, as a cold front moves in and drops temperatures to a low of -8C. While the top of the North Island... Read More

MetService has issued a severe weather warning for parts of the North Island. "Heavy rain [is] possible for parts of the upper North Island," says a MetService... Read More

A heavy rain watch has been issued for the Coromandel area today. The MetService is forecasting heavy rain for some areas of the North Island. "Cold southeasterlies... Read More

It's been a snowy weekend for the South Island high country and while the snow is on the way out, MetService is forecasting chilly temperatures to follow - likely... Read More