The strikes occurred while a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was covering most of the North Island, with the thunderstorms starting just before midnight, MetService said.
New Zealand
September 1, 2024
0:12
A letter has been sent to the land owner of the Gulf Harbour Country Club, seven weeks after two fires largely destroyed its buildings.
July 19, 2024
A month before two fires, three days apart, destroyed the Gulf Harbour Country Club, firefighters noted the potential for a malicious fire was highly likely.
June 13, 2024
0:27
There will be some reprieve today as while MetService is still expecting rain to fall it won't be as intense as the last 24 hours.
April 10, 2024
0:19
It's been a foggy start to the day in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch, while parts of the South Island can expect some snow.
August 7, 2023
0:47
MetService says the country is looking at "generally quite wet" weather today, with rain on and off for both islands.
January 6, 2023
3:47
Today's weather is being described as "a wet one for pretty much the whole country".
January 5, 2023
3:22
Complaints of delivery delays, damaged items and trouble getting refunded by Wine Stash are persisting.
November 5, 2022
Research has found the city centre and Sky Tower are the biggest hotspots for seabird deaths and injuries.
October 19, 2022
"I'm very, very happy to be here and to support all the women leaders who are here," she told those gathered.
September 21, 2022
Some Cook's petrels can become disoriented by the lights in the city centre and wind up stuck on the ground.
September 1, 2022
The cat has been described as a "serial pekapeka killer".
August 10, 2022
The move will have a destabilising effect on marine ecosystems and may impact tourism in places such as Kaikōura, researchers say.
August 9, 2022
Despite fears about the impact to business and tourism, a 2019 trial in the town's CBD proved popular with domestic and international visitors.
August 5, 2022
The fake notes have been described as papery in feel and photos show the transparent window is empty of key security features.
July 9, 2022
New data from council pounds has revealed how many dogs had a happy ending, the number still waiting, and how many were euthanised.
July 6, 2022
5:58
Researchers have made the discovery after more than 80 acoustic recordings were collected from east Australian and New Caledonian populations.
World
July 1, 2022
1:54
Auckland Council is 90% confident the pathogen that causes kauri dieback disease isn't present in the heart of the forest.
June 30, 2022
2:10
Happy Boy's co-owner Joshua Lochan suspects arson after Wednesday's blaze, following an earlier electrical fire.
June 29, 2022
0:26
Infometrics has looked at what could be in store mortgage and capital gains-wise for today's buyers.
June 23, 2022
7:44
People are in for another chilly sleep on Wednesday night, with the mercury "looking similar" to Tuesday, MetService says.
June 22, 2022
2:03
It was first thought the black swan had lead poisoning, but X-rays revealed an approximate 2mm piece of shot in its neck.
June 17, 2022
Marine biologist Gustav Kessel said a number of the species had been waiting for attention on collection shelves for years, some since the late 1960s.
June 9, 2022
Stardome Observatory astronomy educator Josh Aoraki said it's "quite special" to be occurring in the same month as Matariki.
June 8, 2022
A new report says climate change impacts could see species, ecosystems and food webs change or go extinct.
May 25, 2022
7:21
