Lewis Ferris

The worst of the bad weather is over, but there is more trouble on the way for next week.

Thousands of people have been left stranded around the country after wild weather cancelled flights and ferry… Audio

The weather system that has caused havoc in Australia is heading to our shores.

MetService says the northern and central parts of the country will have a wet week followed by more rain on the… Audio

The heavy rain Aucklanders experienced this morning is moving on, now heading east to some of the already waterlogged parts of the country.

There are Severe Weather Warnings in place for, Northland… Audio

The first hint of winter has arrived, and a series of storm fronts will sweep the country over the coming days.

Parts of Bay of Plenty, Westland and Fiordland are under a heavy rain warning, with up… Audio

MetService has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the North Island, with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.

Between 200 and 350 millimetres of rain is expected to fall… Audio

While Tairāwhiti and Wairoa continue to clean up after last week's torrential downpours, MetService is already warning more heavy rain is possible in the area tonight.

A medium-scale adverse event… Audio

Severe weather warnings are still in place for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay this morning.

Metservice warns rain is expected to cause dangerous river conditions and significant flooding. 

Communications… Audio

Aucklanders are still cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm swept through the region on Monday.

NIWA says Tāmaki Makarau experienced its second wettest hour on record and there were more than 9000… Audio

Residents in the Grey District and Westland have experienced record-breaking rainfall.  

The wettest 24 hour period since 1944 was measured at Westport Airport yesterday until 9am today.   

Pictures… Audio

MetService has issued a red warning for heavy rains expected to create dangerous conditions on the West Coast - it's the forecaster's most extreme category of warning.

The rain started overnight, and… Audio

Several heavy rain warnings are in place as wild weather rolls across the country.

The rain's already disrupting travel around the lower North Island, leading to surface flooding and slips.

Some… Audio

Heavy rain has saturated the capital city Wellington early Monday morning.

The downpour is coming from the same weather system that hit the West Coast yesterday, where flooding temporarily closed… Audio

Napier is heading for a heatwave with five days of particularly warm weather on the horizon. Metservice is forecasting 29-degrees celsius on Sunday, preceded by 22-degrees overnight. Meanwhile… Audio

Severe gale northwesterly winds slammed the Canterbury high country and foothills yesterday evening and early this morning.

The highest gust was recorded at Lamb Hill weather station 25km northwest… Audio

A deep wintry low that has gripped the central part of Aotearoa is moving away - but only slowly, leaving snow and wind warnings hanging over parts of the North Island today. It's affecting transport… Audio

It's a wild weather day with a red warning in place for heavy rain for parts of Westland and Buller. Roads are closed due to slips and surface flooding. And strong northwest gales are battering the… Audio

Severe weather warnings and watches are in place today, as a large low continues to move slowly over the North Island. There are gale southeasterlies and heavy rain. Metservice meteorologist Lewis… Audio

Hostile weather is biting the country this week, with forecasters issuing heavy snow warnings today for the deep south of the country.

At the same time, there are severe gale warnings in place for… Audio

A massive storm in the Tasman Region threw down hail stones that tore through crop protection structures, shattered glasshouses and shredded fruit and vegetable crops. It lay a metre-deep in places… Audio