Wild weather: Heavy snow warnings in the south
The heaviest snow is expected in north Canterbury and south Marlborough.
The heaviest snow is expected in north Canterbury and south Marlborough.
Thunder and gales forecast, "pretty much everyone is getting rain" and there's snow, too.
Board members Neil Silverwood, Inger Perkins and Suzanne Hills have all quit.
Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.
Report shows 7 regional councils have no estimates on how many farms use winter grazing.
West Coast man has admitted a raft charges relating to the sexual abuse of children.
A tree has crashed through a kitchen in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.
Trying to attract visitors to a beautiful part of the world.
Whanganui was 6C above its normal temperature for this time of year on Friday.
Measurements show it had a flow of 7640 cubic metres per second.
Awards were a "beacon at the end of 15 months of uncertainty".
Sun strike, poor layout, smashed barriers, speed, and fatigue all played a part.
Councils and iwi working on a new combined plan to cover the whole West Coast.
Rocks Rd (SH6) near Nelson is closed after flooding caused by heavy waves.
Flood-stricken Buller district is in the firing line again.
Wet weather on way from west, including sodden communities hit by floods last week.
Fine weather expected before possible heavy rain and floods for parts of NZ.
No employment relationships exist within Gloriavale, inquiry finds.
Metservice is forecasting a front will move across the country later today.
The clean-up continues after heavy rain, flooding, slips and evacuations.
The size of the flood has revived concerns about the location of a new medical centre.
Update from West Coast Emergency Management says 89 homes suffered severe or total damage.
MetService says more wet weather coming for flood-drenched region as clean-up begins.
A man who has lived in his Westport home for 60 years now faces a very uncertain future.
The offender had left the military late last year after more than 40 years' service.
Fire crews have been battling a large blaze in Westport early today.
More than 2000 people were evacuated on Friday and Saturday.
Westport couple Derek and Joan Roberts return to their flood ravaged home today.
The cleanup is beginning - slowly - for flood-affected Westport residents.
The NZTA says workers will be out first thing this morning.