
Drying out? The regions forecasters will be watching this summer
Even after our wettest winter, dryness is looking likely for many regions this summer.
Even after our wettest winter, dryness is looking likely for many regions this summer.
A UV index of three is enough to cause skin damage, we are already at eight, Niwa warns.
After a chilly start, the back-half of October marks a slide into summery temperatures.
A major new stocktake reveals more alarming trends for NZ's under-pressure marine estate.
Spring is set to take a back seat this week, as a wintry blast arrives over the country.
Niwa accepts the court's decision and hopes former ship's cook can now 'move forward'.
Showers, heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail are all on the weather forecast today.
"Changeable weather is typical of spring," says the Metservice.
Hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes due to slips and flooding.
"It lasted 30 seconds but that 30 seconds was absolutely terrifying to say the least."
Forecasters expect the storm to linger to the middle of next week.
The eruption last year generated forces 500 times bigger than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.
"It hits you right in the face."
Climate phenomenon unfolding far away in the Indian Ocean may spell a soggy end to winter.
Niwa's seasonal outlook shows conditions are most likely to be warmer than average.
Our snowlines are rising at 'a screaming pace'. Just what does Aotearoa stand to lose?
Tropical Cyclone Fili is tracking further east of New Zealand, the latest models show.
Rehette Stoltz says council staff are working around the clock to address the fallout.
Waka Kotahi urges people to drive with care with further heavy rain expected overnight.
'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'
Forecasters expect to see dramatic weather in the top half of the North Island.
Heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the upper North Island.
The country's slide into the cooler months to be preceded by a bout of beautiful weather.
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
The muggy weather won't peak until Saturday.
Evacuations underway as mayor warns locals they could be away for up to three days.
Experts say we have had a near-record warm summer, but they warn a wet February.
Experts have been calling for air cleaners to help remove virus particles from classrooms.
Hot weather could be a recipe for disaster as dangerous waves hit eastern coastline.