The highest wind gusts as of just over an hour ago were on Wairarapa's eastern coast: 157 kph at Castlepoint, and 155 kph at Cape Turnagain. Napier and Hastings have been the hottest spots, edging ...

Sweltering temperatures hitting 38C are forecast for some places today, with heat records set to be shattered. The Aussie ...

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 ...

These include a strong wind warning for Canterbury about the high country and near the foothills from Saturday night through ...

At 9:59am MetService escalated the severe weather warnings in the Tasman District to a Red Warning for Heavy Rain, in consultation with the Tasman District Council. MetService Red Warnings are ...

As the countdown to 2026 approaches, the South Island is emerging as one of the better places to be for New Year’s celebrations, as unsettled weather continues to affect much of the country. From late ...

Scorching temperatures reaching the high 30s are already beginning to arrive, and experts warn that such severe heat is ...

Brace yourself for a wild weather ride as heavy rain and snow starts to fall across a large part of the country. MetService has issued fresh weather warnings and watches for storms that are expected ...

Heavy rain and damaging wind gusts are expected to descend down the nation over the coming days bringing a wet and windy end ...

Over the years I’ve taken several swipes at the New Zealand Metservice. The thrust of these critiques has been that their weather forecasting results are little better than tossing a coin or looking ...