Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to stay home as life-threatening gale force winds blast parts of the country.

A “powerful weather system” moving up the country is causing major disruption in the south, with flights cancelled, power ...

New Zealand faces a state of emergency due to extreme spring weather, including destructive gales and heavy rain. The ...

Parks and public facilities are being closed, commuter transport faces disruptions, and several big events are being affected ...

A WARNING for heavy rain has been issued for the New Forest and Christchurch for Thursday. The Met Office has sent out a ...

With potentially deadly gales due to ramp up tomorrow, authorities are giving advice on how people should prepare: hunker ...

A ridge of high pressure begins to take hold over the North Island tomorrow, with westerlies developing. This brings showers ...

All highways between Christchurch and the West Coast remain closed - including State Highway 73 where a truck and trailer was blown over around 8am yesterday, and is still yet to be recovered. State ...

Several public sector unions say Thursday's mega strike will go ahead, though plans for some rallies may change due to the ...