Bay of Plenty residents are being urged to prepare for a soggy weekend, as a large low‑pressure system moves on to the country from Friday. The system,... Read More

The threat of thunderstorms lingers post-Cyclone Vaianau as multiple low-pressure areas cross the country, bringing wet conditions and cooler temperatures. MetService... Read More

With more wet weather forecast for the Eastern Bay, Whakatāne District Council is asking motorists to drive with caution as further slips and falling trees... Read More

Communities across the Bay of Plenty are beginning to assess the impacts of Cyclone Vaianu after the system tracked south and away from the country, bringing... Read More

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MetService has issued a severe weather watch for parts of the central North Island, with heavy rain and the risk of thunderstorms forecast for today. The... Read More

UPDATED 2.38PM: Tauranga City Council and Western Bay Plenty have lifted their state of local emergency following Cyclone Vaianu. States of emergency... Read More

The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu's wrath lashing the north and east. Hundreds of households were evacuated, while... Read More

Heavy rain and severe gale warnings started lifting overnight as Cyclone Vaianu moved away from the North Island. Emergency hubs in Northland, Auckland, Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Cyclone Vaianu has moved through the central North Island, with MetService warning it remains a 'multi-hazard, potentially life-threatening event”. While... Read More

Cyclone Vaianu is set to make landfall today, with MetService calling it a 'multi-hazard, potentially life-threatening event”. Bay of Plenty is now under... Read More

1pm update: A state of emergency has also been declared in Whakatāne with some Ōhope residents ordered to evacuate by 5pm today. It was declared for... Read More