Severe gales reaching to 140kmh are expected to hit parts of Canterbury and the lower South Island on Thursday. Read...

The South is set to take another battering tomorrow, with heavy rain and gusts of up to 140kmh expected.A MetService spokesman said an active front was expected to move on to the lower South Island tomorrow, preceded by rain and... Read...

The lower South Island, Wellington, Wairarapa and Hawke`s Bay south of Napier can expect a period of severe gales from tomorrow, MetService says. Read...

The weather is expected to take a turn for the worse for much of the South Island and lower North Island. Read...

Much of the country is in for rain today with a few places expected to remain untouched by showers. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said an active front would continue northwards across the lower South Island today,... Read...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare have today confirmed initial Government support of $100,000 for communities affected by the severe weather that swept across the South Island and lower North Island over the weekend. Read...

It has been a day of wild weather, there`s still no road connection from Timaru north to Christchurch, an estimated 600 people are stranded in Fox Glacier on the West Coast and in the north 12 people had to be rescued from a Lower Hutt campsite after a... Read...

Contact Energy and Meridian Energy have committed $10 million to enable upgrade work on the national grid in the lower South Island to reduce the impact of any reduction in production at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The two companies are the biggest Read...

Summer is officially underway but if you live in the lower North Island and the South Island you should prepare for an unsettled week. Read...

Nearly 16,000 lightning strikes have hit the lower South Island in the past 24 hours. Read...