MetService Meteorologist Katie Lyons advises, “Orange Heavy Rain Warnings are issued for conditions that have the ability to ...

This morning at 9:50am, the Red Heavy Rainfall warnings in Wellington and the Wairarapa were downgraded to Orange Heavy Rain Warnings after the period of heaviest rain finished in the region.

MetService is defending the lack of warning in Wellington, before it was battered by torrential rain and flash flooding early ...

More wild weather is in store for parts of New Zealand today as a Tasman Sea storm makes landfall, bringing sporadic ...

Damaging gusts and severe downpours are gathering steam, with Cyclone Vaianu set to hit. Watches and warnings cover the upper half of the country, and a scattering of regions between Northland and ...

MetService has upgraded its rain watch in Bay of Plenty to an orange heavy rain warning. Areas west of Whakatāne, including Rotorua, could expect 100mm to 140mm of rain in the 24 hours from midnight ...

The Bay of Plenty is set to have improving conditions heading into Anzac weekend after a week of turbulent weather.

At 2pm MetService escalated the severe weather warnings in Wellington and Wairarapa to Red Warnings for heavy rain, in ...

Thunderstorms have already battered a lot of the lower North Island - with flooding closing several key highways in Wellington. MetService Forecaster Gerard Bellam, says people should take care - as ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in a city park Tuesday as stormy weather buffeted New Zealand's capital. The dangerous winds and heavy rain disrupted travel ...

This story has been updated to correct the time a local emergency was declared, clarify the regional council does not approve weather warnings. Lines have been added from MetService regarding views on ...