Weather

Cold blast closes roads, heavy rain and fog in NI

Snow and ice in the South Island has closed highways as the cold weather system moves north, rain is hitting the lower North Island and fog at Auckland Airport... Read More

Snow expected across the Desert Road this week

There's a few wintry days ahead for New Zealand with snow expected in both the North Island and South Island. Snow is forecast across a large portion of... Read More

What‘s on - market, knits, rugby and art

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting rain at times, easing in... Read More

What‘s on - markets, art, museum, rugby

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a mainly fine day, but... Read More

Weather front is pushing northwards

WeatherWatch reports that the North Island is still largely settled today thanks to some high pressure. "A front pushes northwards over the South Island today... Read More

More rain, gales, and snow on the way

A "significant" cold outbreak is forecast to spread over the country from Sunday. This is after a predicted front moves northeast over New Zealand during Friday... Read More

Local feels road collapse could have been avoided

The recent collapse of State Highway 35 could have been prevented if action was taken sooner. This is according to a regular user who drives the route to... Read More

August 2 - the end of the darkest part of the year

The three month period with the least amount of available sunlight ends today. As the days get longer, NZ and the Southern Hemisphere say goodbye to the Solar... Read More

Wet weather for the south, mostly dry elsewhere

A ridge of high pressure brings mostly settled weather to northern New Zealand this week, while a pair of fronts bring periods of rain and gales to parts of central... Read More

Space junk or meteor seen over BOP?

A fiery ball of light seen across the sky near Papamoa has been captured on video. Chris Heywood at Pukehina has filmed what some are wondering could have been... Read More

Monday‘s forecast: Southwesterlies dying away

A fine day is being forecast for the Bay of Plenty today. It was a cool start, with 4 degrees recorded around 6.30am. It is expected to get up to about 15 degrees... Read More

Clouds and showers for BOP but snow down south

WeatherWatch is forecasting a partly cloudy day ahead for the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions. A Heavy Rain Watch for central New Zealand... Read More