MetService said there "a chance that it might swing a little bit away and miss" the peninsula.
From atomic bombs to blonde bombshells, there's something for every one in 2023.
Ferry travel is expected to be disrupted along the Cook Strait later on Saturday.
Police confirmed Maia Prebble, 32, was located safe and well overnight.
The space agency put the odds of injury from falling debris at about 1-in-9400.
Houseflies, blowflies, mosquitoes, fruit flies and midges are all expected to multiply in the warm, damp weather.
Local Jillian Marohnic said the pool of lava inside Halemaumau Crater was “the most beautiful” she had ever seen in her 25 years of watching the volcano.
A thrill seeker and veteran surfer, Freire was drawn to the massive waves in Nazaré on the Portuguese coast.
4-metre swells in the Cook Strait have caused some ferry services to be cancelled at a busy time of year, but the Interislander will keep sailing.
Police and his family were concerned for Maitrey's wellbeing when he went missing today.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, with one taken to hospital to be assessed.
Police said the child had a handgun in the classroom and that they took the student into custody.
Mastercard debit and credit card payments made by customers on 23 and 24 December were not been processed at the time and instead processed yesterday.
Pacific Coast highway, SH25 and SH1 have been affected by a number of crashes and slips today, disrupting travellers.
It comes after McCarthy strode to the back of the chamber to confront Matt Gaetz, one of the final holdouts, after he lost his 14th speaker bid.
Tonight, the idyllic venue will play host to UB40's last leg of their NZ tour.
The American hasn’t yet dropped a set at the Auckland hardcourt tournament.
After 20 years at the helm, owners (and qualified bakers) Loretta and Shane Paterson say it’s time to move on.
The package include 50 Bradley armoured vehicles, a key weapon for the ground war that critics have said the US has been slow to provide.
The $15 million Powerball prize was not struck tonight and will roll over to Wednesday, taking the jackpot to $17 million.
