Lots of water improvement work in hand, and requests for lots more

New national guidelines for instream structures so fish can move freely around waterways.

After our La Nina-fired summer, there's a chance spring could bring a meddling El Nino.

It's bluebottle season and they are washing up on Northland beaches.

Some Tasman residents remain cut off as the country cleans up after ex-cyclone Gita.

We can't rule out further tropical cyclones in the third month of the year.

Damien O'Connor has extended drought classification to Otago and Southland.

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

People with multiple sclerosis are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.

Extreme weather insurance bill for first 7 months of 2017 came in at $242 million.

Lightning has been peppering the Waikato and Bay of Plenty today.

NZ doesn't have a co-ordinated plan to adapt to future climate change, Govt report finds.

Auckland and Northland are still set for windy and wet thanks to La Niña.

Feeling beat by the heat? Scientists share some tips on how to help our bodies adapt.

Owha the leopard seal sparks rethink on seal habitat

Why are power companies exempted from Labour's water tax?

Researchers have found 'nationally significant' marine habitats at Kapiti Island.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

If it feels like it's been the most rain-soaked April ever, weather books have the proof.

Did a wave the height of a four-storey building really form off the Bay of Plenty?

Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts as another storm is set to move over the country.

A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

It is expected to pour with rain today.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Kiwis "must be vigilant" about swimming in our rivers, a freshwater scientist says, with data often showing high levels of E. coli in waterways.

Climate change scientists have projected continued global greenhouse gas emissions would heat Northland heat up more than other regions