Weather
Heavy downpour hits flood-damaged Northland
MetService is warning of a heavy bout of rain in northern parts of the North Island, just weeks after flooding caused major damage in Northland. Audio
Northland inundated by heavy rain
Heavy rain lashed Northland overnight, just weeks after it was inundated by 'once in 500 years' rainfall and flooding.
The region's is expected to get 120 millimetres of rain by this afternoon, on… Audio
Weather: MetService warns dry spring may worsen drought
The Metservice is warning Auckland's spring will be far drier than normal, exacerbating the water shortage for a city already in its worst drought in decades.
Over the weekend, Auckland's dams hit 60… Video, Audio
Avalanche team protects people from invisible road hazard
Each winter, a small team of specialist avalanche forecasters begin their vigil to keep people safe while travelling on the Milford Road. Video
‘The week that snowed’ – shedding new light on old weather records
Take some old weather records. Add citizen scientists. Mix in machine learning. Result = something that might help predict future weather patterns. Audio
‘The week that snowed’ – shedding new light on old weather records
Take some old weather records. Add citizen scientists. Mix in machine learning. Result = something that might help predict future weather patterns.
AudioSeptic tank seepage a public health time bomb
Two Northland communities fear raw sewage dredged up from recent flooding poses serious health risks. Audio, Gallery
Slips at Mangamuka Gorge hold up re-opening of SH1
Two large slips have delayed the re-opening of State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge in Northland.
Tropical cyclone warning system could help islands prepare
A new tropical cyclone warning system hopes to give Pacific Islands months more time to prepare for big weather events.
The new system will be able to predict tropical cyclones for individual… Audio
Gisborne's covid recovery impacted by storms, floods
Gisborne's Mayor says regular storms and flooding makes it feel like the council takes two steps forward, then one back again. This weekend a deluge of rain flooded a highway and sent forest slash… Audio
Civil Defence makes 'good progress' on visiting cut-off Northland residents
Civil Defence has made contact with residents in difficult to reach remote districts cut off by the flooding in Northland.
Severe gale warnings in North Island, power cut in Tūākau
A strong wind warning is in place for Auckland, Coromandel, coastal parts of Waikato, Northland, south of Napier, and the Tararua district.
New modelling aims to improve cyclone predictions
A team of researchers - including New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research - have worked on a new model that could improve how the Pacific's cyclone season are predicted. Audio
Northland weather woes: climate change the likely cause - researcher
New Zealand should brace for more droughts followed by heavy rain, like what has been seen in the Far North, Professor James Renwick from Victoria University says. Audio
Funding for flood-struck Far North
The government today pledged over $26 million dollars for flood resilience and critical roading in the Far North. Audio
Expect more large destructive weather patterns
Following the weekend flooding in Northland, Professor James Renwick, says we should brace ourselves for more of these extreme events. He explains why to Jesse. Audio
Northland MP on flood damage
A farmer who tends cattle at the northern end of the Hikurangi swamp reckons the flood waters that drenched the region won't recede until the end of the month.
Weekend rain storms deluged Northland… Audio
Weather: More rain expected in Tolaga Bay
The Civil Defence in Tolaga Bay are warning more rain expected this afternoon could cause even more problems for the region.
The beach in Uawa is strewn with logs and debris from forestry operations… Audio
Whangarei freezer floats its way to viral sensation
A floating freezer in Whangarei has gone viral. After a one in five hundred year flood over the weekend, video has emerged of a freezer travelling more than seven kilometres in raging floodwaters… Audio
Tolaga Bay farmers 'horrified' by forest slash after heavy rain
Tairāwhiti locals are preparing for a second storm after a deluge of weekend rain flooded a highway and sent forest slash tumbling towards beaches.
