Weather

Another burst of rain forecast for Sunday

A sunny forecast is on the cards for today and tomorrow, before another burst of rain moves in on Sunday. The MetService is forecasting settled conditions... Read More

More heavy rain, gales coming for NZ

Another burst of heavy rain is coming in for the upper South Island and other western and northern parts of NZ along with gale force winds from the northerly quarter. The... Read More

Brief reprieve before more rain midweek

After a weekend of significant weather with prolonged heavy rain and severe gales for many, conditions are expected to improve today before another low pressure... Read More

A mix of rain and sunshine in the forecast

Any residual rain from the weekend's storm is expected to move off the Bay of Plenty this evening. A low to the east of the country is expected to drag... Read More

Thunderstorms heading for North Island

Update, 3.30pm: The severe thunderstorm watch issued by the MetService for Northland, Auckland and Waikato has been extended to also cover Great Barrier Island... Read More

More rain and gales expected this afternoon

MetService advise that further heavy rain and northwest gales are expected today for parts of central New Zealand. 'A broad active trough over central and northern... Read More

Significant flight disruption due to weather

Wind, rain and fog across New Zealand on Saturday has caused significant disruption to regional turbo-prop services across the Air New Zealand network this school... Read More

What‘s on - Budo, dotterels, museums

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 cloudy periods today with... Read More

Work continues today to restore power to thousands

Update: 3.45pm Power has now been restored to the remaining properties in Maketu that had a power outage on Saturday due to strong winds. There were 650 properties... Read More

Tree down on Wairoa Rd as wild weather passes

A tree that has come down on Wairoa Rd is reported to be over power lines. A SunLive reader reports that a large tree has toppled over on Wairoa Rd, between State... Read More

Multiple outages in BOP due to severe weather

Update, 4.41pm Wild weather has resulted in a loss of power for thousands of customers in the Bay of Plenty area. Strong winds have blown trees and other debris... Read More

Wild weather lashing NZ

MetService have issued a rare Red Warning for Buller as heavy rain continues to lash parts of the South Island. The wild weather is expected to bring heavy rain... Read More