Weather
Weather chaos: tourists stranded on West Coast for days
Nearly 1000 tourists are stranded in Franz Josef and they could remain there until Friday, while in Timaru District the council says it could take weeks to recover from flood damage.
Weather: Severe rain and flooding causes chaos across NZ
Wild weather hammered the South Island and the bottom of the North Island over the weekend bringing flooding, slips and road closures.
The Timaru District remains in a state of emergency with road… Audio
Weather: Forecaster on whether relief will come soon
Wild weather has caused chaos across New Zealand, after heavy rain caused slips and washouts, cutting off some communities.
Kim Hill speaks to NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino. Audio
Weather: Timaru still in state of emergency after flooding
Residents in the South Island are picking up the pieces after a wild weekend of weather. Heavy rain battered much of the West Coast since Friday, causing major slips on a 350 kilometre stretch of… Audio
German tourists have scary awakening near rising Whataroa River
Some of the 970 tourists trapped in Franz Josef are feeling lucky to be alive after escaping rising flood waters during the weekend storm. Slips and wash outs south and north of the tourist town mean… Audio
Wild weather: Rangitata River bridges to remain closed for a second night
Both bridges across the Rangitata River in Canterbury will remain closed tonight, meaning there's still no road connection from Timaru north to Christchurch. Video
West Coast slip 'bigger problem than Waiho bridge' - mayor
A huge slip in Westland could have a bigger economic impact than the washout of the Waiho Bridge earlier this year, Mayor Bruce Smith says. Video
Stranded tourists 'terrified' at cut-off Whataroa campground
Several tourists are stranded at a campground in Whataroa, including some "terrified" freedom campers who narrowly escaped a rapidly rising river.
Flooding, slips close South Island roads
Wild weather has flooded roads in the South Island and high winds are making driving hazardous.
South Island store owners take action as lakes near flood levels
Wanaka and Queenstown are on high alert as heavy rain continues to fall, while some shop owners are taking action to mitigate potential damage.
Wanaka residents prepare for flooding
Shopowners and residents of Wanaka braced for flooding overnight as heavy rain caused the lake to spill over. Queenstown Lakes District Council is providing sandbags for people from this morning as a… Audio
Wild weather: Flights cancelled, roads closed, lakes rising
Central New Zealand is being battered by very strong northwesterly winds, closing roads and forcing flights to be cancelled.
Weather: Heavy rain and strong winds expected to cause havoc
Heavy rain and strong wind are expected to cause problems today with the Transport Agency warning drivers in parts of the South Island to take extreme care.
It says there's a risk of flooding and… Audio
Heavy wind and rain on the way, risk of flooding - NIWA
Summer is officially underway but if you live in the lower North Island and the South Island you should prepare for an unsettled week. Audio
Weather: Wet and windy week for South Island
Summer is officially underway but if you live in the lower North Island and the South Island you can prepare for an unsettled week.
It's expected to turn wet and windy as a series of fronts… Audio
More heatwaves, 35 C days this summer - Niwa
New Zealanders can expect the summer season to have some more record or near-record temperatures, just like those witnessed in November, according to Niwa.
Castlepoint residents boast they get more wind than Wellington
Wellingtonians may think they know a thing or two about gusts and gales, but the community of Castlepoint home of a howling southery and wind-whipped sand would like a word.
Yesterday historian… Audio
North Shore beach struck by e-coli contamination
The temperatures are warming up and many Aucklanders are digging their togs out of the cupboard to hit the city's beaches.
But over on the North Shore, an e-coli contamination at Brown's Bay has been… Audio
Historian wants to name Wellington wind
The mistral, the sirocco, the Fremantle doctor, all names for winds that evoke the places where they blow.
But in one of the windiest cities in the world, Wellington, it's just the wind.
Historian… Audio
Firefighters on alert as wildfire risk rises earlier than usual
It's not yet summer but parts of the central South Island are already at extreme risk of fire.
Climate data shows areas east of the Southern Alps are tinder dry, much earlier than usual.
Fire and… Audio
