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Weather News

Thunderstorms and rain are forecast to sweep over the North Island.

Thunderstorms, heavy rain on the cards for parts of North Island

Many Kiwis are set for a wet end to the school holidays.

New Zealand

9:04am

1:30

Snow pictured at the closed section of State Highway 87, near Clarks Junction this morning.

'Bitter night' for parts of South Island

The forecaster said Crown Range Summit received a "fresh dusting of snow overnight".

New Zealand

Wed, Oct 1

1:30

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including spring snow closes roads in the south, a strong quake crumbles buildings in the Philippines, and why the FBI director’s gifts to NZ officials had to be destroyed.

News in 90 Seconds October 1

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including spring snow closes roads in the south, a strong quake crumbles buildings in the Philippines, and why the FBI director’s gifts to NZ officials had to be destroyed.

Health

Wed, Oct 1

1:30

Spring snow forecast to disrupt South Island roads

Spring snow forecast to disrupt South Island roads

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) urged motorists to take extra care and warned snow and ice could catch some drivers off-guard after a stretch of warmer weather.

New Zealand

Tue, Sep 30

More than 500 digital billboards across New Zealand will now display MetService's real-time warning information during severe weather events.

Digital billboards to display MetService severe weather warnings

The digital billboards could be targeted to a specific geographical area, similar to an Emergency Mobile Alert.

New Zealand

Sun, Sep 28

Thunderstorms and rain are forecast to sweep over the North Island.

Thunderstorms, heavy rain on the cards for parts of North Island

Many Kiwis are set for a wet end to the school holidays.

New Zealand

9:04am

1:30

Snow pictured at the closed section of State Highway 87, near Clarks Junction this morning.

'Bitter night' for parts of South Island

The forecaster said Crown Range Summit received a "fresh dusting of snow overnight".

New Zealand

Wed, Oct 1

1:30

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including spring snow closes roads in the south, a strong quake crumbles buildings in the Philippines, and why the FBI director’s gifts to NZ officials had to be destroyed.

News in 90 Seconds October 1

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including spring snow closes roads in the south, a strong quake crumbles buildings in the Philippines, and why the FBI director’s gifts to NZ officials had to be destroyed.

Health

Wed, Oct 1

1:30

Spring snow forecast to disrupt South Island roads

Spring snow forecast to disrupt South Island roads

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) urged motorists to take extra care and warned snow and ice could catch some drivers off-guard after a stretch of warmer weather.

New Zealand

Tue, Sep 30

More than 500 digital billboards across New Zealand will now display MetService's real-time warning information during severe weather events.

Digital billboards to display MetService severe weather warnings

The digital billboards could be targeted to a specific geographical area, similar to an Emergency Mobile Alert.

New Zealand

Sun, Sep 28

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Auckland Harbour Bridge.

High wind alert for Akl Harbour Bridge, gales for central and southern NZ

MetService said gusts of 75 to 85km/h are possible across Auckland between 1pm and 5pm tomorrow.

New Zealand

Fri, Sep 26

An umbrella in the rain.

Rain warnings as front moves across North Island

Another front was also expected to move northwards over the lower South Island.

New Zealand

Wed, Sep 24

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Donald Trump’s climate denial at the UN, more popular food products recalled, and Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected walk.

News in 90 Seconds September 24

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Donald Trump’s climate denial at the UN, more popular food products recalled, and Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected walk.

New Zealand

Wed, Sep 24

The lightning strike, around 8.2 times more powerful than the average bolt, caused "extensive damage" to the radar tower.

West Coast weather radar out for 'extended period' after lightning strike

The force destroyed the radome, the weatherproof cover protecting the radar, and overwhelmed the site’s robust grounding systems.

New Zealand

Tue, Sep 23

State Highway 6 is closed between the Lower Buller Gorge and Punakaiki.

Slip closes West Coast highway, heavy downpours for lower North

MetService said a slow-moving front over central New Zealand was forecast to gradually shift eastward tomorrow, while another weather system approaches from the south, moving northwards over Fiordland and Westland.

New Zealand

Mon, Sep 22

Spring weather 'with some oomph' for school holidays

Spring weather 'with some oomph' for school holidays

1News weather presenter Dan Corbett said Kiwis should prepare for a week of "ups and downs", with rain, wind and snow shoehorned between brief spells of sunshine.

New Zealand

Mon, Sep 22

A partial solar eclipse seen through clouds in March 2025.

'Cloud shield' threatens eclipse views, but one city could get lucky

The partial solar eclipse will begin before sunrise and reach its peak around 7am, with the moon covering up to 70% of the sun in parts of the lower South Island.

New Zealand

Mon, Sep 22

A rare red level strong wind warning is in effect for much of Canterbury, while orange level wind and rain warnings are in effect for much of the rest of the South Island.

Strong winds hit Canterbury overnight, power outages reported

Power is out to pockets of the central and lower South Island.

New Zealand

Sun, Sep 21

Weather warnings and watches in place for Saturday and Sunday.

Canterbury residents urged to prepare ahead of 'dangerous' winds

Civil Defense warned of destructive 150km/h gusts as severe weather threatens to batter much of the South Island and lower North.

New Zealand

Sat, Sep 20

A MetService radar was struck by lightning near Hokitika yesterday.

Lightning strike causes 'significant damage' to radar tower near Hokitika

A team of technicians were sent to assess the site, and found the remote had been "significantly damaged" in a lightning strike.

New Zealand

Fri, Sep 19

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A tree in strong wind.

Swathe of weather watches and warnings issued for the South Island

MetService meteorologist John Law said there would be more strong winds and heavy rain in store for the weekend.

New Zealand

Fri, Sep 19

Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Wind warning for Auckland Harbour Bridge, gales for Wairarapa

Gusts across the bridge could potentially reach between 75 and 85km/h between 9am and 2pm.

New Zealand

Thu, Sep 18

An umbrella in the rain.

Watches upgraded to warnings as heavy rain, severe gales loom

Heavy rain and strong wind watches have been upgraded to warnings in multiple regions, including the Wairarapa, Tararua, and Buller areas.

New Zealand

Wed, Sep 17

Rainy weather (file image).

Heavy rain, severe gales to impact South Island, lower North

MetService has issued multiple orange warnings for heavy rain and strong winds, with weather watches also in place across several regions.

New Zealand

Tue, Sep 16

An orange heavy rain warning ahead of a wet and windy weekend for many.

Wet weather and strong winds to return later this week

The intense weather may be gone for now – but MetService is forecasting wet weather and strengthening winds for parts of the country from Wednesday.

New Zealand

Mon, Sep 15

Power lines down at a section of lines north of Whangamatā.

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

New Zealand

Sun, Sep 14

A tree in strong wind.

Weekend weather: Wind, snow and possibly a thunderstorm

MetService has strong wind warnings in place for Hawke's Bay, Tararua District, Dunedin, Clutha and Southland, with gusts expected to reach up to 120km/h in exposed places.

New Zealand

Sat, Sep 13

MetService meteorologist Heather Keats said there was a risk of thunderstorms today "everywhere" and it would be a very windy weekend for all.

'Very windy' weekend weather forecast across the country

MetService meteorologist Heather Keats said it was a "classic Spring" outlook as weather systems hit both ends of the country.

New Zealand

Fri, Sep 12

An umbrella in the rain.

Heavy rain, blustery winds in store for upper North Island

On Friday, a fast-moving rainband will cross the upper North Island, bringing a burst of heavy rain.

New Zealand

Thu, Sep 11

Photos: Stargazers wake early for glimpse of blood moon

Photos: Stargazers wake early for glimpse of blood moon

The total lunar eclipse was visible across New Zealand as the moon passed through Earth's shadow.

New Zealand

Mon, Sep 8

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