'This trend is not our friend' - 2019 NZ's fourth hottest year
Last year was NZ's fourth hottest on record - continuing a trend 'that is not our friend'.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromWeather
Why summer's about to get warmer - and maybe wilder
New Zealand's summer is set to heat up again after a post-New Year cool spell.
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 9th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 9th.
MetService Weather National: January 8th - 10th
MetService Weather National: January 8th - 10th.
Focus Live: Surfers take to Lake Taupō after strong winds create waves
Focus Live: Surfers take to Lake Taupō after strong winds create waves. Video / Will Trafford
MetService Weather National: January 7th - 9th
MetService Weather National: January 7th - 9th 2020
MetService Weather Wellington: January 8th
MetService Weather Wellington: January 8th 2020
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 8th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 8th 2020
Comment: Australia – dangerous climate change is here with you now
Expert asks Australian politicians: How can you sleep when your beds are burning?
Inclement weather set to improve...but not until Friday
The weather will gradually improve as the week progresses, the MetService says.
Soaring temperatures: Expert warns worst is yet to come for Australia
'We are still a month away from the riskiest time.'
MetService Weather National: January 6th - 8th
MetService Weather National: January 6th - 8th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 7th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 7th 2020
MetService Severe Weather: January 6th - 7th
MetService Severe Weather: January 6th - 7th 2020
Focus Live Earlier: Bush fire smoke could turn skies orange in NZ again
Focus Live Earlier: Bush fire smoke from Australia could turn skies orange in New Zealand again.
Will NZ's skies glow orange again? As long as Oz burns
Our skies could glow orange again, as long as Australia's bushfires continue to burn.
Auckland's 'apocalyptic' orange skies clear as bush fire smoke blows away from NZ
Auckland and Northland were plunged into gloom as the haze hit the North Island.
Wind change likely to push Australian bushfire smoke away
Smoke from the Australian bushfires affected the atmosphere above the North Island.
'Why has the sky changed colour?' Police flooded with 111 calls about 'eerie' skies
Australian bushfires are altering the skies 2000km away.
'Eerie and scary': Smoke from bushfires turns NZ skies dark
Smoke from the Australian bushfires has made its way over the Tasman Sea again.
Wind gusts up to 130km/h as wild weather approaches
Summer is put on hold this week for some unlucky parts of the country.
MetService Weather National: January 3rd - 5th
MetService Weather National: January 3rd - 5th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 4th
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 4th
Weather: It won't feel like summer for next week
Chilly days are in the forecast for most places across the country for the next full week.
Steve Braunias: Ominous shadow cast on the start of a new year
The year has kicked off under ominous skies, writes Steve Braunias
Explained: Why the North Island woke to an 'apocalyptic' orange haze
The 5.5 million sq/km expanse of smoke drifting off Australia has made its way to NZ.
Smoke haze blankets Bay of Plenty: When will it lift?
A orange-tinted haze is hovering over Rotorua and Tauranga this morning.