Flooding, outages as rapidly deepening low spreads severe weather
Flooding, power outages and road disruptions are already being reported as a rapidly deepening low approaches the South…
Weather warnings expand as ‘rapidly deepening’ low approaches NZ
Weather warnings have been expanded to encompass more of the South Island and parts of the North Island…
Warnings loom as severe weather tracks toward West Coast
MetService has posted an update on two weather systems tracking towards the South Island, and warned the first…
Heavy rain warnings issued as wet weather sweeps South Island’s west
Heavy rain is set to lash parts of the South Island from Wednesday as a front moves north,…
Cars hauled from Wellington stream over a week after devastating floods
Cars are still being pulled from a Wellington stream, more than a week after floods caused by torrential…
How a ‘significant’ El Niño could affect NZ’s winter
Meteorologists say a “significant” El Niño weather pattern could influence weather conditions in parts of the country this winter.…
Ōhura residents staying put despite history of flooding
Some residents of the tiny King Country settlement of Ōhura say they have no plans to move despite…
Calls for NZTA boss to front up over SH3 closures at Awakino
Local government leaders in areas affected by the closure of State Highway 3 are calling for an urgent…
Ōhura’s locals face long recovery as emergency declaration lifted
Some Ōhura residents have “lost everything”, after floodwaters swept through the town a week ago, the district’s civil…
Evacuations after slip north of Auckland, heavy rain warnings in place
A slip in Waiwera has caused some people to be evacuated today, while most of Auckland and Northland…
Weather warnings lifted for Wellington, Wairarapa as rain moves east
Homes were evacuated near Carterton overnight due to rising river levels, as the lower North Island has been…
‘A storm every eight days’: Claims triple to country’s biggest insurer
A storm hit New Zealand every eight days on average in the last year, causing claims to the…