Heavy snow is falling in parts of the South Island.

Parts of the South Island brace for heavy snowfall with orange warnings in place for parts of Otago and Canterbury. Video / Cam Winter, George Heard

And as for snow in Auckland next week? Unlikely.

With lambing and calving season under way, farmers are being urged to prepare.

MetService Severe Weather Warning: Thursday 12th September. Video / MetService

There was no operational plan for managing the river mouth.

Inquiry reveals regional council ignored residents and lacked a river bar management plan.

The programme hopes to put in another 200 by the end of the year.

Weather pattern looks 'favourable' for snowfall, Niwa says.

A bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream.

Parts of the South Island may experience snow down to 900m.

The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year.

MetService is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for Whanganui this week.

A typical messy start to spring, with more blustery westerlies in store for the week.

Forecasters warn of difficult driving conditions and tree and powerline damage.

The dramatic photo only starts to show the extent of the damage.

Wetter conditions are expected to arrive on Saturday.

Relief for north Canterbury farmers battling an ongoing dry spell on its way.

A relatively dry start to the year was turned around by record rainfall last month.

Forecasters pick spring weather to be even messier than usual. Jamie Morton explains why.

'For Whanganui, a La Nina would potentially favour warm and dry conditions.'

Are we still going to see La Nina return before summer?

It’s the first day of September - but not the first day of spring.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit much of the North Island overnight.

As the deadly storm made landfall, people were glued to a livestream, rooting for a tree.

The angry weather will sweep up much of the North Island overnight.

Forecast wind 'concerning', Niwa says.

Heavy rain has visited Auckland today, as well as other parts of the country. Video / NZH

'It’ll be a gusty, windy few days.'

Snow is falling in the south while heavy rain and gales are set to lash much of NZ.