Auckland, Hamilton and Kaitāia are forecast to reach warm highs of 26C.

A fresh severe thunderstorm threat is now in force for Ōpōtoki, Gisborne and Whakatāne with residents told to take cover as ...

Heavy rain is forecast to hit the top of the South Island as a low-pressure system moves in this evening. MetService has an ...

After a stretch of sweltering temperatures, a wet and thundery change is set to wreak havoc across the country this week.

Parts of the South Island are set to swelter on Saturday, but some regions are also bracing for heavy wind and rain ...

A thunderstorm warning issued for the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua has now been lifted, but an orange rain warning remains in ...

Hotter than average temperatures are forecast for Tauranga this week. The MetService expects a great deal of sunshine and dry ...

Rain, wind and thunderstorms are moving up the North Island on Monday, fizzling to showers but reducing those temperatures, ...

It's brought heavy to torrential bouts of rain, causing flash and surface flooding - with a number of weather-related calls to emergency services, particularly in Orewa and Hamilton. Some have ...

Typical summertime skies are forecast for many (until at least Friday) as high pressure stretched across the country is ...

On the eastern side of the Alps, in the headwaters of the Canterbury lakes and rivers near and south of Arthur's Pass, there'll be up to 250mm of rain from 5 in the morning, falling at up to 40 ...

An unusually strong lightning strike disabled a radar in Westland, New Zealand, on Sept. 18. MetService New Zealand posted a photo of the destroyed radar dome on Facebook, saying that repairs will ...