
Wet wet wet: Auckland gets nearly a year’s rainfall in five months
Auckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.
Auckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.
Minister: 'There is always the opportunity to improve.'
Cold nights and showers ahead for Hawke's Bay.
'There’s still a little bit of uncertainty with this system.'
No wind, snow or rain alerts are in place for New Zealand as the weekend begins.
Temperatures got as low as 2.2C in Waiouru.
Hawke's Bay residents crank up their heaters.
A polar blast is being felt across the country with snow falling on both islands.
A shift to cooler temperatures is expected to arrive by Thursday.
Muggy downpours have plagued New Zealand all week.
The most rainfall recorded in the districts over 24 hours was 44.5mm north of Whanganui.
MetService issued warnings Northland to Fiordland, watches for Bay of Plenty & Tasman.
Another northerly flow with several fronts is set to bring more rain to Northland.
Northland Civil Defence says Top Energy NZ and Northpower are reporting some outages.
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he has a close eye on sub-tropical storm.
Heavy downpours coming over next few days, with possible flooding; slips expected.
Wind gusts are forecast to frequently approach or exceed 70km/h this weekend.
It will be mixed bag of weather for much of country this weekend.
There was scrambling on a massive scale by mid-afternoon, said Phil Wilson.
Temperatures overnight are expected to be 5C higher than normal for the month.
The worst rain should hit between Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.
Wind and rain could visit many parts of the country next week.
In February there was nearly 100mm more rainfall than average.
It may be time for parents to bring out board games for children.
About 60 - 70 homes have been assessed so far.
Weather warnings for Hawke's Bay were lifted on Sunday.
“Friday will be the best day of weather, with only light wind and high cloud."
Heavy rain set to inundate popular northern holiday hotspots for first half of weekend,
MetService has forecasted gales and downpours for Northland, northern parts of Auckland.