A tornado has ripped through the small Bay of Plenty community of Awakeri this afternoon, tearing roofs from homes and damaging several properties along State... Read More

Rain is expected to sweep across the region as people prepare to wrap up the week. MetService said there is a stock standard bout of rain passing over the... Read More

The trend of short-lived rainbands persists this week as a several fast-paced fronts move over the country. Westerly to southwesterly winds also persist,... Read More

The Bay of Plenty avocado industry has banded together after 'devastating” winds hit more than 400 orchards, with some losing 90% of their fruit. Growers... Read More

Showers are expected to continue as fast-moving fronts pass over today and Friday. In its latest weather update, MetService said these fronts build a line... Read More

A new supercomputer is expected to vastly improve the accuracy of daily weather forecasting around the country, with the help of artificial intelligence. Dr... Read More

A heavy rain watch has been issued for Bay of Plenty. MetService said the watch was in force for 24 hours from 3am Wednesday with periods of heavy rain... Read More

It's set to be a wild 'weather rollercoaster” as the first week of the school holidays kicks off, with heavy rain set to lash regions across the country... Read More

A Metservice meteorologist says this week's weather is 'not the news most parents would hope for” as school holidays start. Over the weekend Canterbury... Read More

Bethlehem residents were astounded to find crackling thunder and a hailstorm early on Friday evening left a white coating across the ground, with one motorist... Read More

Thunderstorms and hail have been reported in the Bay of Plenty as a weather system moves across the country A SunLive reader said hail, thunder and lightning... Read More

Orchards around the Bay of Plenty have been hammered by strong winds as the avocado harvest gets under way. Growers around the Bay and Coromandel have... Read More