Severe weather is hitting both the North and South Islands, disrupting flights, closing roads and cutting power. Read...

Flights and ferries are being cancelled in the capital, and roofs have been torn off amid huge winds, while heavy rain batters the South Island. Read...

Flights and ferries are being cancelled in the capital amid huge winds, while s heavy rain batters the South Island. Read...

The Department of Conservation said the snake likely arrived due to recent weather events. Read...

Weather warnings and watches, orange and red, heavy swell or snow, strong winds - these words all have specific meanings for MetService. Read...

Meanwhile, Canterbury roads have closed due to heavy rain, as a warning another 200mm may hit the region. Read...

Interislander and Bluebridge have cancelled Cook Strait sailings ahead of swells of up to 7 metres. Read...

Today, Mozilla has released version 138 of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The biggest draw of this update is the profile manager feature that makes it easier to separate work, play, and everything else. With separate user profiles, you’ll be able to have separate bookmarks, tabs, browsing history, and more. Profile management has long been one of the defining benefits of Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers over Firefox. Although Mozilla has tried to bridge that gap with features like Containers, and others have tried to replicate profiles via extensions, none of the solutions have ever offered quite the same benefits and convenience. Windows users will also be pleased to see that the designs of menus and windows have been adapted to fit the rest of the operating system. Other minor features include tab groups and weather suggestions in the address bar. Otherwise, the rest of the update mainly treats us to bug fixes and security issues addressed. If you want to check if you’re running the latest version, navigate to About Firefox in the menu. If you have an older version, simply restart the browser and the update will be installed automatically. Alternatively, go to the Firefox download page and manually download the latest version for Windows, macOS, or Linux. Read...

A multi-faceted weather system is on its way to parts of the country, bringing rain, snow and wind and chilly temperatures. Read...

OPINION: Often the most intense rain, hail, snow and winds come from small and capricious weather systems which may be only a few hundred metres across. Read...