Weather

Rain again, then a cold southwest change

A low pressure system brought wet weather this weekend and MetService expects another to bring more rain midweek, before cold air moves in this weekend. Queen's... Read More

Temperature trends – Warmer than average

Weather forecasters are predicting a warmer than average day for most of New Zealand today. WeatherWatch.co.nz weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson says with New Zealand... Read More

Wild weather floods roads and causes slips

Wet and wild weather for the first holiday weekend out of lockdown flooded roads and caused slips in the Coromandel. It meant some took hours-long detours and... Read More

Two stricken vessels on the Coromandel Peninsula

Waikato Regional Council are responding to two separate incidents involving stricken vessels on the Coromandel Peninsula, with one leaking diesel fuel. A... Read More

Power outage to over 2000 in Tauranga & Whitianga

More than 2000 properties across Tauranga and the Coromandel are without power on Monday afternoon as the rainy weather lashes both regions. Power went out in... Read More

Flooding keeps Kopu-Hikuai Rd closed

12pm update: Police advise that the Kopu-Hikuai Road along the State Highway 25 is closed due to flooding. Currently there are no diversion via the Tairua... Read More

Queen’s Birthday Monday continues to be wet

North Islanders desperate for rain for months have finally had their wishes answered over the weekend. 'It's still not enough to make up for all the weeks... Read More

Coromandel braces for heavy rain onslaught

It's time to batten down the hatches and prepare for another onslaught of rain, as people across the Coromandel peninsula brace themselves once again following... Read More

Heavy rain warning for upper North Island

The Metservice have issued two weather warnings and three weather watches for the upper North Island this morning. Heavy rain warnings have been issued for Northland... Read More

What‘s on - arts, church and music

Kia ora and morena and welcome to Sunday. It's the last day of May and already a warm start to winter on June 1. It's also the last day of NZ Music Month. ... Read More

An unsettled outlook for Queen’s Birthday Weekend

MetService is forecasting unsettled weather for this long weekend and a warm start to winter on the June 1. An area of low pressure from the north Tasman Sea... Read More

Drought killing kiwifruit business

Watching the skies from his kiwifruit orchard in Waihī, Chris McHardy hopes for rain. There's no saving this season's crop, which has already produced... Read More