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MetService Weather New Zealand: June 13th - 15th
MetService Weather New Zealand: June 13th - 15th

Watch: Farmer strips off to save cows in flooded river
Gordon McPhail stripped down to his underwear to help rescue the cows in distress.

Weather wreckage: More downpours on the way
Good news: Heavy rain and gales starting to ease off, and finer weather due tomorrow.

Wet and wild weather moves south and leaves clean-up
The weather is expected to move south from the already rain-soaked Gisborne district.

Winter deluge: East Coast bears brunt of wild rain, wind
Downpours have swamped an already rain-soaked Gisborne district.

Live: 15 schools closed, power out, flooding swamps roads
Heavy rain and severe gales are in store for much of the North Island today.

MetService Severe Weather Update: June 11th - 13th
MetService Severe Weather Update: June 11th - 13th

MetService Weather New Zealand: June 11th - 13th
MetService Weather New Zealand: June 11th - 13th

Focus: North Island braces for rain, gales
Metservice is warning eastern parts of both islands to prepare for rain and gales as a subtropical low moves over the North Island.

Gisborne on alert as storm threatens deluge
An already saturated East Coast is set for more huge downfalls overnight.

Here comes the rain again: New low to bring downpours, gale-force winds
Deepening subtropical low will bring some severe weather including heavy rain and gales.

Wild weather: Gale-force winds and heavy rain for midweek
North Island set to be buffeted by strong winds and heavy rains this week.

MetService Weather New Zealand: June 8th - 10th
MetService Weather New Zealand: June 8th - 10th

Fine weather ahead after a cold, wet week
After a week of winter coats, MetService is predicting more pleasant weather for many.

Why 2018 has been our fourth warmest year so far
The January-through-May period was the fourth warmest of any recorded in NZ, Niwa says.

More rain and snow coming today
More snow and rain is expected over the country today and tonight.