Sunday 29th June Severe weather will affect much of the country in the coming days. Orange Heavy Rain Warnings have been ...

Emergency services are taking a precautionary approach due to the risk posed by cracks in stopbanks protecting the township ...

Imagine waking up to a sky swirling with storm clouds, the wind howling like a freight train, or the ground trembling beneath ...

MetService has updated its orange heavy rain warnings for the Tasman district north-west of Motueka, the headwaters of the ...

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New Zealand is forecast to be hit by a cold snap at the end of this week with temperatures dipping below 0C in several South Island locations. Photo / Windy.com Warm, wet weather to hit NZ before ...

Wellington, on the southern tip of New Zealand Aotearoa’s North Island, sits within its own natural pantry: The ink-blue Cook Strait shimmers with seafood; the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay wine ...

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor last week, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship, the service said.

A low-pressure system will arrive in southern New Zealand on Saturday and then move north by Sunday. While the rain during the week might not be too serious, the weekend brings the potential for ...

Air New Zealand and Jetstar have cancelled the majority of their flights in and out of Wellington for the remainder of the day. Air New Zealand may restart flights at 6pm, local time.

WELLINGTON: A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday (Mar 25), authorities said, prompting the country's disaster agency to warn residents to avoid ...

The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe overturned by a judge on Friday.