Several fresh severe weather alerts are in place, and civil defence officials are keeping a close watch as a tropical storm nears, bringing gale-force wind ...

The first weather alert has been issued as a wild tropical storm edges closer to New Zealand, threatening to bring severe 100km/h gales and heavy rain.

At 9:08am MetService escalated the Severe Weather Warnings in Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and northern Tairāwhiti Gisborne to Red Warnings for significant rainfall, in consultation with the ...

MetService is forecasting cloudy, cool, and wet conditions on Monday as a cold front moves across the southern North Island. People living in the eastern regions of the North Island can expect a bit ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says MetService will step beyond weather services to keep the public informed during times of tsunami risk. MetService would now include Nema tsunami ...

MetService’s Heather Keats with the weekend forecast you need. Parts of the country are in for a scorcher as the first weekend of summer nears. MetService has issued a heat alert for Ōamaru today, ...

Floods cause power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and are linked to the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged on a highway.

This story has been updated to correct the time a local emergency was declared, clarify the regional council does not approve weather warnings. Lines have been added from MetService regarding views on ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in a city park Tuesday as stormy weather buffeted New Zealand’s capital. The dangerous winds and heavy rain disrupted travel ...