Weather
Strong winds topple caravans on West Coast
While snow was a welcome surprise to some people in the South Island's alpine areas, parts of the West Coast have been hit hard by strong winds, causing some roofs to lift and caravans to topple. Video, Audio
Tornado destroys house, damages others, in National Park
A tornado tore through the central North Island town of National Park today, destroying at least one house and damaging others. Reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio
Tornado tears through Taranaki settlement Rahotu
A tornado has ripped through the tiny Taranaki settlement of Rahotu, tearing roofs off homes, destroying farm buildings and lifting cattle into the air. Locals described the carnage to RNZ reporter… Video, Audio
Wahine disaster victims recall their ordeal
Storm strikes as the country remembers the Wahine sinking 50 years ago. Brian Papesch rescued Jo Finlayson when she was just 15 months old. They both recall their experiences of that day. Audio
Tornadoes severely damage North Island homes
Tornadoes have caused damage to homes in two North Island towns and power has been cut to about 12,000 people as the storm moves towards Auckland.
Storm chaos: 'The house is almost completely blown over'
A tornado that swept through the Taranaki town of Rahotū has lifted roofs off houses, broken garage doors open and damaged the local shop, with power cut to much of the town.
Wintry weather hits NZ - NIWA forecast
Strong winds, snow, thunderstorms and rain are expected to hit most of New Zealand today through to Wednesday. There are snow warnings for all of the major passes in the South Island. The Central… Audio
Winter: the storm before the calm
Canterbury-based weather forecaster Richard Green says the coming cold change is just a blip and it's back to balmy conditions next week. Audio
NZ in for 'a wild couple of days'
A strong cold front coming up from the Southern Ocean is expected to bring heavy rain, gale-force winds and thunderstorms to many parts of the country this week.
Early winter storm to hit South with heavy snow
An early Winter storm is expected to hit parts of the South Island with heavy snow forecast for later on Monday. Joining us with the latest is NZ Transport Authority Journey Manager Tresca Forrester. Audio
Ice, ice maybe? Cold blast heading to NZ
Goodbye jandals and hello winter boots - a cold snap and possible dustings of snow is set to rudely remind us winter is coming.
Cyclone damage costs council up to $12 million in damages
The cost of damage to council-owned property in Tasman from two storms in February will come close to $12 million, a new report to the council shows. The cost of damage to private property struck by… Audio
Checkpoint weather: 4 April 2018
The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Clean-up continues after Cyclone Josie
Hundreds of people remain in evacuation centres as the clean-up after Cyclone Josie continues in Fiji. The western half of the main island Viti Levu was worst hit by widespread flooding. Schools… Audio
Tasman district bill for cyclone damage likely $12m
The Tasman District Council says the bill for repairing cyclone-damaged public infrastructure will be close to $12 million.
Checkpoint weather: Tuesday 3 April
The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Proposal to buy and remove flood-prone Whanganui homes
A Whanganui council is proposing to buy and remove dozens of homes in the most flood-prone areas of Whanganui.
Cyclones and record-breaking summer highlight climate change
Kaiaua resident Alex Corbett never believed in climate change - but a large storm that hit the Firth of Thames in January, flooding his home and dozens of others, was an eye-opener for him.
Easter business boost to Cyclone-hit Golden Bay
Some Golden Bay businesses say they've seen a big boost in tourist numbers over Easter. The area was devastated by Cyclone Gita on February 20 and slips cut off the district's only access road over… Audio
Record breaking summer highlights climate change impacts
The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Audio
