
Thunder, hailstorms for Auckland before lunch; showers in regions easing in evening
Hailstones up to 15mm in diameter are possible, and rainfall of 15mm an hour in places.
Hailstones up to 15mm in diameter are possible, and rainfall of 15mm an hour in places.
Warnings set for parts of the country lapse this morning. Auckland should hit 21C today.
A subtropical pulse may deliver NZ a damp end to October. Does La Nina still loom beyond?
'The demand experienced was unusual so early in spring,' drinking water manager says.
The first week of term four kicks off on a wet note for most of the North Island.
The aurora was visible in the lower North Island and the South Island last night.
The aurora may be visible in the lower North Island and the South Island tonight.
Fisheries New Zealand says they will only be dredging 0.01% of the scallop beds.
Northern New Zealand is at normal to higher-than-normal risk of a tropical cyclone.
Dunedin and surrounding areas are enduring a once-in-a-century weather event.
Officials hoping for breaks in the weather to help ease surface flooding.
More young children needed hospital care when temperatures topped 24.1C
'Risk of flooding, slips are high. Follow the advice of local authorities' - MetService
'Risk of flooding, slips are high. Follow the advice of local authorities' - MetService
MetService issued a swathe of alerts for the South and North Islands.
Snowstorms are also forecast for parts of south. Severe weather alerts are out across NZ.
Auckland has a cloudy Thursday forecast, but heavy rain is tipped for tomorrow.
A weather system is set to douse New Zealand tomorrow, with more expected in October.
Minister says merger would make NZ better equipped to respond to severe weather events.
Scientists find new ghost shark that lives exclusively in NZ and Australian waters.
External review of manual points to better preparedness for future floods in Tairāwhiti.
New Zealand could be 3C warmer by the end of the century.
The gold clam was found in the Waikato River in May last year.
Powerful gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected to roar across the north this afternoon.
Weather pattern looks 'favourable' for snowfall, Niwa says.
'For Whanganui, a La Nina would potentially favour warm and dry conditions.'
A Hauraki Gulf Marine Park-wide survey of this detail has not been done before.
Another band of rain is forecast to come through in the next 24 hours.
Rare phenomenon unfolding over Antarctica could spell a rocky shift from winter to spring.
Thunderstorms are possible for the upper North Island to start the week.