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Focus: Less chill, more rain over the long weekend
MetService weather wrap-up of what New Zealand is in for over Queen's Birthday.
Golden days of autumn linger - until weekend rain arrives
Winter is around the corner but May will be noted for its cold temperatures.
MetService Weather New Zealand: August 30th - 31st
MetService Weather New Zealand: August 30th - 31st
MetService Severe Weather Update: August 30th - 31st
MetService Severe Weather Update: August 30th - 31st
Heater sales soar as first chill of winter bites
Searches and sales on heating ballooned as the first real chill of winter started to bite.
MetService Severe Weather Update: August 29th - 30th
MetService Severe Weather Update: August 29th - 30th
6C in Auckland at 8am! Brace yourself for the chill to set in across NZ
You can expect a fine but cold day today.
Focus: Cold Snap hits NZ
MetService warns that the cold weather we've been experiencing isn't over yet.
Snow job: Rain, hail, ice freeze temps in single digits
Queenstown will be the coldest place today with an expected low of -5C.
Time to bundle up as freezing temps from Antarctic loom
Freezing temperatures and southerlies sourced from Antarctic means it's time to bundle up.
Minus temperatures and bitterly cold gales forecast for much of the country
Southerly gales are due to hit eastern coastal areas today and tomorrow.
Teen loses twin brother in falls tragedy: 'The water just didn't stop rising'
Teen talks for the first time about the Cascade Falls tragedy that killed his twin.
More chilly, wet weather to come
Rug up warm - more cold temperatures are expected today and tomorrow.
MetService Weather New Zealand: May 25th - 27th
MetService Weather New Zealand: May 25th - 27th
100 lightning strikes in Bay
A thunderstorm crossed Tauranga about 6am, moving towards Whakatāne around 7am
7000 lightning strikes rattle the north and more snow in the far south
Auckland is next in line as front sweeps north.