A “powerful weather system” moving up the country is causing major disruption in the south, with flights cancelled, power ...

In this special severe weather update we cover the severe gales, heavy rain and alpine snow coming for New Zealand over the ...

Warm, windy and dry conditions could wreak havoc on backyard Guy Fawkes plans, due to an increased potential for fire danger.

New Zealand faces a state of emergency due to extreme spring weather, including destructive gales and heavy rain. The ...

A large truck trailer rolled during high winds buffeting large parts of the country today, leaving a main road blocked south of Tekapo.

Several public sector unions say Thursday's mega strike will go ahead, though plans for some rallies may change due to the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to stay home as life-threatening gale force winds blast parts of the country.

With potentially deadly gales due to ramp up tomorrow, authorities are giving advice on how people should prepare: hunker ...

“For most places, those warnings are clearing out Thursday afternoon, and evening for northern parts of Wairarapa and Hawke's ...

Parks and public facilities are being closed, commuter transport faces disruptions, and several big events are being affected ...

The state of emergency that was put in place in response to flooding has been lifted in Christchurch, but it remains in place for Banks Peninsula. The Christchurch City Council said things in ...

All highways between Christchurch and the West Coast remain closed - including State Highway 73 where a truck and trailer was blown over around 8am yesterday, and is still yet to be recovered. State ...