UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

With all the brilliant sunshine you could be mistaken for thinking winter is still months away. Sadly, it's just an illusion.

Forecasters and frustrated farmers say short bursts of heavy showers yesterday will do little to break droughts.

This Easter looks relatively settled, which is fantastic news for those wanting to get to their favourite holiday destination, writes Philip Duncan.

Kiwis not yet ready for winter's chill can relax - Niwa has forecasted a warm end to autumn.

Easter is almost here and the weather maps are slowly starting to agree on what the likely forecast is.

A Niwa climate scientist says 56mm of rain has fallen so far this year, the lowest of any three-month period in Auckland.

Tropical cyclones Tomas and Ului appear to have sapped away a fair chunk of energy from the south-west Pacific tropics with mostly settled weather now across the region.

Severe gales powerful enough to damage trees and power lines are set to lash the east coast of the South Island and the parts of the North Island.

A second man has been found dead in Fiji after a tropical cyclone hit its eastern islands early this week.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan explains the power of tropical storms.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ will do 'whatever we have to do' to assist cyclone-ravaged Fiji.

A resident on the tiny Fijian island of Cikobia, thought to be amongst the worst-hit by Cyclone Tomas, tells of massive destruction.

Cyclone Tomas was last evening holding its category four status, with estimated average winds of 170km/h, and gusts of up to 270km/h