Rain relief: ‘It’ll be some of the best weather Hawke’s Bay can get’, MetService says
After a prolonged wet period, expect speckles of rain before the sun comes out again.
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State of emergency: More heavy rain for Gisborne area
Civil Defence warns the weather will worsen Friday afternoon.
75 hours of rain: Local state of emergency for Tairāwhiti, 130 evacuated, all major roads closed, rivers rising
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
75 hours of rain: Residents in East Coast's Te Karaka self-evacuate, river levels continue to climb
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
Roads flooded in Tologa Bay, warning upgraded: Weather watches extended across NI
Heavy rain watches issued for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty.
Sweltering US heatwave hits 49C in Texas
Excessive heat warnings are in place as high humidity fans the problem.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms possible for east coast of North Island
Heavy rain could cause flooding and damage to roads that are already fragile.
Heavy rain watch extended for Hawke’s Bay until Monday night
A large part of Hawke’s Bay can expect further heavy rainfall until late Monday.
Whanganui stays frosty overnight
The temperature dipped below zero in parts of the region.
Severe weather watch: North Island in for a wet and stormy weekend
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for parts of the North Island.
Weather: Fine and dry conditions continue for rest of week
New Zealand is taking a break from the wild weather of the past few months.
'Very warm': May weather breaks multiple records
“This is an extreme anomaly that’s only been seen a few times before."
'Severe thunderstorms' on the move, 'very heavy rain' warning for parts of NZ
The roads could get slippery and strong gusts could make travel difficult.
Weather war: Could Niwa-MetService competition endanger the Kiwi public?
The nation's weather forecasters are going toe to toe to bring Kiwis the latest updates.
North Island flooding: Homes evacuated, slips block state highways
Flooding and slips have closed parts of SH1 and SH3.
No tsunami threat to NZ after 7.4 quake in the Pacific
If a tsunami was generated from the quake it would take at least an hour to arrive.
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Minister: 'There is always the opportunity to improve.'
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Weather: More rain to fall on already saturated soils
Enjoy the brief break of fine weather. It's about to end.
Heavy rain and severe gales due to lash parts of country this week
Both islands are in for a mixed bag of weather conditions this week.
Extremely severe cyclone set to hit world's largest refugee camp
Thousands of people living along the western coast of Rakhine State have been evacuated.
Bone-chilling morning: Temps drop to -2.6 but beautiful sunshine on the way
No wind, snow or rain alerts are in place for New Zealand as the weekend begins.
Warning for motorists on Auckland Harbour bridge
An amber alert warning is in place with with forecast westerly winds of 75-85km/h.
‘It's not worth living here’: West Auckland residents abandon flooded homes
Auckland residents share their frustrations after being flooded a third time this year.
Acting Auckland Mayor says council has learned from mistakes made during January floods
It's a case of keep calm and carry on, says Desley Simpson.
Fresh rain warnings issued for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel
More wet weather on the way, plea to be prepared
Temperatures more than five degrees warmer for start of May
A shift to cooler temperatures is expected to arrive by Thursday.
Weather: heavy rain and a touch of snow forecast this week
Heavy rain will affect northern and western parts of the North Island from Tuesday.
South Island’s West Coast set for soaking
Buller and Westland tipped to experience the worst of the wet weather.
Wild weather: Drivers urged to take care as heavy rain tears up highways
Muggy downpours have plagued New Zealand all week.
Evacuations as heavy rain warnings continue into Saturday
Heavy rain could cause problems in Northland, Taranaki, Nelson, Tasman and Westland.
Central districts dodge expected heavy rain
The most rainfall recorded in the districts over 24 hours was 44.5mm north of Whanganui.