The cold southwesterlies will ease and snow showers will clear, leaving only a few rain showers affecting some southern and western parts of the country. Read...

Power failures are affecting large swathes of the North Island tonight.The Herald understands up to 20,000 households are without power after high winds brought down lines and cold weather saw power use surge beyond generation capacity.A... Read...

Fine but frosty weather is expected on Tuesday after two days of snow closed roads and skifields around Canterbury. Read...

Snow flurries, rough seas and strong winds have battered New Zealand - closing roads, cancelling ferry services and sparking avalanche warnings.A spate of weather warnings was in place until this afternoon with the wild weather... Read...

Strong gusts knock out power at some properties from Taihape to Taranaki, while snowfall keeps the Desert Road closed. Read...

Living close to a snowy mountain during winter comes in handy – especially when you love the white stuff like 4-year-old Ripley Trubnick. Read...

Central Wellington appears to have experienced a rare snow flurry, with other parts of the region also receiving dustings. Read...

Sunday`s generous dumping of snow has blanketed high ground and is still falling in much of the country.From Central Otago to Ohakune, the current weather system has delivered fresh snow at every Kiwi ski field with more still to... Read...

Poor weather conditions forced organisers to halve the 42-kilometre marathon event during the sixth race of the Southern Endurance speed skating series. Read...

Fresh snow dumping is rejoiced by ski fields but bad news for motorists, while Auckland and the Far North are warned over strong winds. Read...