There`s 137 days between this holiday long weekend and the next, so make it a good one New Zealand.Unfortunately, the weather won`t be helping you - unless your perfect long weekend involves hunkering down indoors.A wet and, for... Read...

The Highlanders have emerged from a frantic first half to notch up a 59-23 win over the Waratahs in Dunedin on Saturday to secure a bonus point and pull level with the Crusaders on the trans-Tasman Super Rugby table. Read...

Some parts of the country are in for a wet and windy Queen`s Birthday holiday tomorrow. Read...

Heavy rain warnings are in place for parts of the country today, as autumn brings a mixed bag of weather conditions to the rest. Cloudy conditions and isolated showers are on the forecast for those in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel... Read...

MetService has issued heavy rain and strong wind watches for the Canterbury high country this weekend. Read...

Popular northern holiday hotspots may be hit by a tropically-fuelled deluge this weekend with forecasters warning intense downpours may lead to slips and floods. Niwa Weather says the upper North Island and western regions of the... Read...

Heading away this long weekend? Take an umbrella — here`s who will see the sun, and who will see the rain this Queen`s Birthday. Read...

A small club at the back of Hanmer Springs Village has become the first ski field to open this season after severe weather brought a big dumping of snow.President of the Amuri Ski Club at Hanmer Springs Ski Area Sarah Sleight told... Read...

More roads have reopened in time for the long weekend in three Canterbury districts hit hard by heavy rain and flooding this week. Read...

Queen`s Birthday weekend could be a washout with heavy rain set to drench holiday hotspots across the top half of the North Island.Heavy rain falls are expected to soak the Bay of Islands, according to WeatherWatch, and will put... Read...