As the Bay of Plenty braces for Cyclone Vaianu, residents are still counting the cost of damaging storms in March and January. Dozens of Tauranga and... Read More

Events are being cancelled, cruise ships are being diverted and forests may be closed in the Bay of Plenty in preparation for Cyclone Vaianu making landfall... Read More

An oceanic phenomenon is likely to play a pivotal role when Tropical Cyclone Vaianu makes landfall on Sunday, coinciding with high tides and powerful winds... Read More

Residents across the Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua are being urged to prepare as a significant weather system threatens to bring heavy rain, strong winds... Read More

Cyclone Vaianu has now been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it enters New Zealand waters, with warnings and watches about where it will strike hardest... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents, including those in Rotorua, are being urged to watch forecasts as Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu tracks south towards New Zealand. The... Read More

An orange rain warning issued for the Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua on Tuesday remains in place today. A strong wind watch is also now in force for... Read More

Tauranga residents are being warned to brace for heavy rain and watch out for slips and landslides. Earlier today, the MetService upgraded its Bay of Plenty... Read More

MetService has upgraded its rain watch in Bay of Plenty to an orange heavy rain warning. Areas west of Whakatāne, including Rotorua, could expect 100mm... Read More

Heavy rain is set to saturate the upper North Island today, raising a fresh risk of flooding in some parts as an intensifying cyclone is making a beeline for... Read More

A heavy rain watch has been issued for parts of the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua, with forecasters warning conditions could worsen over the next two days. In... Read More

Significant safety risks on Herepuru Rd have led Whakatāne District Council to install a gate at the Pikowai Beach end of the slip-prone road. A major slip... Read More