Weather
Hurricane Dorian: 'Hundreds trapped' on island
Hundreds of people may be trapped on a North Carolina island amid rising floodwater after Hurricane Dorian made landfall, the state governor has warned.
Weekend weather: 'A few wet days coming up for most'
Spring has arrived and weather around the country will be inconsistent as a result, MetService says.
Bus crash: Witness describes awful accident scene near Rotorua
One of the first people on the scene of a bus crash near Rotorua in which five Chinese tourists died says the situation was awful. The bus was on its way to Rotorua yesterday morning when police say… Audio
Dorian leaves trail of devastation as it moves towards Florida
Hurricane Dorian is moving very slowly north west over the Bahamas leaving devastation and flooding in its wake. Five people are confirmed dead but this number is expected to increase. Susie Ferguson… Audio
Hurricane Dorian: Roofs pulled off houses, trees snapped over
Hurricane Dorian is about to hit the Bahamas and sweep through the US in the next few hours. Labelled as 'historic' and 'catastrophic', the Category 5 storm is predicted to devastate the Bahamas and… Audio
Phillip Duncan: 'Polar blast threat not unusual'
Weatherwatch analyst Phillip Duncan says people shouldn't read too much into reports of a rare stratospheric warming over Antarctica causing havoc with New Zealand weather over the coming days. Audio
Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Cat 4 storm
Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" category four storm, the US National Hurricane Centre says.
Rare weather event spinning our way
Spring arrives officially on Sunday but weather forecasters expect winter is not ready yet to say goodbye. A rare weather event that's expected to peak over Antarctica today will unlock cold winds… Audio
"It was a suck, then a push" Taranaki woman survives tornado
"It was a suck, then a push" That's how a Taranaki woman's described being slammed into a wall by a tornado two weeks ago. Maxine Bamford's collarbone was broken in three places, and she won't find… Audio
Golf fans injured by lightning at PGA Tour finale
Six people have been injured after two lightning strikes at golf's season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Rain every day of August, but Watercare wants more
It's rained every single day this month in Auckland -- but there's one organisation - Watercare - that doesn't want the wet weather to let up yet. Chen Liu reports. Audio
A month of rain: Auckland on track for record rain days
Rain has fallen in Auckland every single day this month, following a record dry start to the year, according to Niwa.
Snow, rain disrupt weekend travel again in South Island
Rain and snow is disrupting several roads in the South Island although Arthurs Pass is now open again.
Clean-up begins in Levin after downpour causes surface flooding
A clean-up is underway in the Horowhenua region after heavy rain yesterday.
Flooding recedes in Horowhenua
Most of the surface flooding has receded in Horowhenua after heavy rain today.
Tornado damages Taranaki houses
A tornado has damaged a number of houses in Awakino, north of New Plymouth.
How to stay safe in thunderstorms and lightning
Downtown Auckland and Taranaki have been lashed by thunderstorms and tornadoes over the last two days and with the chance of more today, here's what you should and shouldn't do. Audio
Auckland thunderstorms: Boats flipped, container blown onto car
Boats were overturned and a shipping container was blown onto a car when a wind blast - being described as a tornado - hit Auckland. Audio
Weather: Another night of wild winds in Auckland
A person had to be freed from a car in downtown Auckland after a shipping container fell in high winds and trapped them inside. The police say a container blew off a stack on Jellicoe Wharf, at the… Audio
Metservice says weather will ease today for the north
Staying with weather, strong winds in Auckland overnight have blown a container off a stack on Auckland's Jellicoe Wharf, hitting the side of a car, and trapping a person inside. It took around a half… Audio
