Queens Birthday weekend is almost upon us and the forecast, predictably, looks changeable.

From droughts to floods in the blink of aneye.

Are parts of New Zealand about to go under water?

Skiers and snowboarders have a lot to worry about at the moment as our nation’s ski resorts remain mostly natural snow free.

Is there a massive government conspiracy developing in the skies over New Zealand?

The weekend’s rough weather in the North Island definitely marked a major turning point in our weather - this is just the start of wetter things to come.

Make the most of the warmth - it won't be long before winter sneaks up on us.

More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan can't believe Aucklanders are being asked to conserve water.

NZ is heading into what is traditionally the wettest time of the year, says Philip Duncan.

Scepticism about global warming is widespread amongst TV forecasters.

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

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

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.

Autumn has moved in and with will come rain - eventually - says weather analyst Philip Duncan.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan explains the power of tropical storms.

Here comes Autumn... our first cold change of 2010 is moving up the country and by the weekend will affect pretty much all of New Zealand.

I have a theory – a strange analogy really - that describes the change of seasons.