Weather

Rain warning issued for BOP

A heavy rain warning is being issued for the Bay of Plenty. While the warning is for the ranges of the Bay of Plenty east of Opotiki, people in the wider Bay... Read More

Stormy blast on the way for parts of NZ

A storm near Tasmania tonight will fall apart in the NZ area but will help usher in NZ's first big wintry southerly of 2022 this Friday and Saturday, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "Temperatures... Read More

Blood moon caught on camera

Warm nights and a blood moon will be topics of dicussion for many people this morning. Last night's blood moon - a total lunar eclipse causing the moon to... Read More

First big wintry blast of 2022 on the way for NZ

Mild sub-tropical winds for some parts of NZ today will give way to a much colder southerly from Antarctica later this week. WeatherWatch.co.nz says temperatures... Read More

Heavy rain expected for central New Zealand

MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the central North Island. "A front is expected to lie slow-moving over central New Zealand through to early... Read More

What‘s on - markets, bands, musuems

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a cloudy day with westerlies... Read More

A front moving in bringing some rain

WeatherWatch advises that there is a change in the weather today with a front moving over the South Island bringing rain, heavy in the west. "The North Island... Read More

A settled week ends with an unsettled weekend

A high-pressure system parked over New Zealand means settled weather continues for the rest of the working week. However, MetService is forecasting a change... Read More

Solar winter begins: short days and long nights

It may technically still be Autumn, but the 'Solar Winter' is now underway in New Zealand. The Solar Winter, which began on May 11, is the quarter of... Read More

A short-lived wet start to the week

In the next couple of days there may be the sound of droplets on rooftops and the howling of wind. A bit of a change from last week but it's not here to stay.... Read More

Out of season cyclone forms west of Australia

The cyclone season may have just ended on April 30, but try telling that to Cyclone KARIM which is currently a Category 2 storm in the eastern Indian Ocean, says... Read More

Some wet weather forecast to arrive

Weather forecasters are predicting a cold front to push over the North Island today from the west, while southerlies build further south. In the North Island,... Read More