Latest fromDroughts
![Parents urged to keep children safe as temperatures predicted to hit 30s this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Parents urged to keep children safe as temperatures predicted to hit 30s this weekend
MetService also posted warnings about favourable conditions for wildfires.
!['Astounding' - 2023 was NZ's second-hottest year on record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Astounding' - 2023 was NZ's second-hottest year on record
The last three years have been New Zealand's warmest in recorded history, Niwa says.
![High temperatures continue for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
High temperatures continue for NZ
Warm and muggy temperatures persist, so how can you beat the heat?
![Health authorities warn of potential killer heat with more hot days forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Health authorities warn of potential killer heat with more hot days forecast
MetService issues heat alerts in lower North Island, Te Whatu Ora warns of health impacts.
![Summer scorcher: Where temperatures could hit mid-30s this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Summer scorcher: Where temperatures could hit mid-30s this week
Temperatures could reach mid-30s in parts of NZ later this week, with humidity in the mix.
![Blame it on the Blob: Why ocean heatwaves are making for a messy El Niño summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Blame it on the Blob: Why ocean heatwaves are making for a messy El Niño summer
A blob of warm ocean water is adding a decidedly different flavour to our El Nino summer.
![Water restrictions in a near record-wet year: 'We need to rethink our approach'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Water restrictions in a near record-wet year: 'We need to rethink our approach'
Napier, Hastings and Waimārama are now under water restrictions - is this the future?
![NZ energy likely to change under National-led government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ energy likely to change under National-led government
The energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.
![Former Nasa scientist warns global warming 'dangerously accelerating'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Former Nasa scientist warns global warming 'dangerously accelerating'
Expert says rate of warming has jumped 50 per cent since 2010, but peers are sceptical.
![2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts
This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.
![Kia rite-Time to Act: From cyclones to droughts, climate’s wild ride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kia rite-Time to Act: From cyclones to droughts, climate’s wild ride
OPINION: Get ready for "climate whiplash".
![Scorcher weather forecast could break a 25-year Napier record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Scorcher weather forecast could break a 25-year Napier record
A record that has stood since 1998 could be about to fall, if the heat arrives.
![Week’s top stories: NZ faces potentially worst El Nino scorch in 80 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Week’s top stories: NZ faces potentially worst El Nino scorch in 80 years
Everything from the weather to politics to movie moguls made for another interesting week.
![Dry horrors: Why Hawke’s Bay’s next drought could be its worst](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dry horrors: Why Hawke’s Bay’s next drought could be its worst
Region needs to properly prepare for the realities ahead of it, a councillor is warning.
![Editorial: Tragic lessons from Hawaiian inferno](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: Tragic lessons from Hawaiian inferno
OPINION: Every disaster is an opportunity to learn and prepare, our editorial says.
![Northern Hemisphere's summer of 'global boiling' - and what it means for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Northern Hemisphere's summer of 'global boiling' - and what it means for NZ
The Northern Hemisphere is sweltering through an unprecedented summer. What can NZ expect?
![Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Nino threatens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Nino threatens
An El Nino event may increase extreme weather in some regions.
![Weather: What Kiwis can expect from the coming El Niño](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Weather: What Kiwis can expect from the coming El Niño
Kiwis could be feeling El Niño's influence by the end of winter. So what can we expect?
!['Fight of our lives': Climate scientist ‘optimistic and pessimistic’ about future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Fight of our lives': Climate scientist ‘optimistic and pessimistic’ about future
James Renwick's new book delivers "future forecast" for NZ, but there's time to change it.
![Matt Heath: Don't worry, be happy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Matt Heath: Don't worry, be happy
OPINION: Worrying is pointless - lean into the good stuff right in front of you instead.