Hawke's Bay farmers face stock losses as rain continues to pound the region, closing roads...

A woman in advanced labour was evacuated by helicopter today following flooding in Hawke's Bay, and with more rain on the way, Civil Defence is preparing for worsening floodwaters.

A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.

Queensland's recovery has taken giant strides forward after a summer of floods and Cyclone Yasi, teh state premier says.

Tropical Cyclone Bune is making its way down to New Zealand and is expected to pass to the east of the country from Wednesday.

A tropical cyclone formed near Fiji today is on track to bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Zealand next week, forecasters predict.

The latest cyclone to grow out of the Pacific is forecast to brush past NZ, creating a risk of high seas on the North Island's east coast.

Most people are in for a great summer weekend with high air pressure over the North Island and an advancing front in the South Island.

A developing tropical cyclone could threaten New Zealand next week, a weather prediction website has warned.

The summer of 2011 was already going to go down in Queensland's history for all the wrong reasons.

A stormchaser has told how he tied himself to a tree, strapped on a helmet and went into the core of Cyclone Yasi.

Only a freakish combination of weather conditions could see a storm with the force of Cyclone Yasi reach New Zealand.

Cyclone Yasi, despite causing massive damage, did not leave anyone dead or seriously injured.

Personal stories of how Kiwis hunkered down as Cyclone Yasi surged through north Queensland.

The Queensland town of Tully is emerging as one of the worst-hit with estimates that half the homes are damaged.