Weather
'Hold the outside door handle, your hand gets burnt'
Before it rains, Tuesday is going to be even hotter in Central Otago. Linda Mitchell, who was serving ice-creams from her Mr Whippy van in Cromwell until late on Monday, and Shona Bain, who runs a bed… Audio
Does declaring a drought help or hurt farmers?
Farmers in Otago and Southland are hoping the rains forecast for later in the week will deliver them from drought. Rivers in the area are at record lows and the low rainfall over the last year has… Audio
Splat! Close encounters of the jellyfish kind
Warm weather and ocean currents have brought a plague of jellyfish to Wellington beaches. Audio
Drought, heat brings stress for Otago, Southland farmers
Otago-Southland Reporter Ian Telfer is in Alexandra and is down by the banks of the Manuherikia River where high temperatures and weeks without rain is expected to bring a declaration of drought from… Audio
Otago, Southland drought call expected as farmers struggle
The Government is expected to declare a drought in Otago and Southland tomorrow, giving farmers access to financial aid and other support. Audio
Weather: Wainuiomata scorcher breaks records
The large Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata set a new temperature record on Monday, when the mercury rose to a high of 32.3 degrees celsius. That was good enough for the hottest temperature in the… Audio
Otago, Southland farmers take extreme measures in record heat
Farmers are moving stock in the dead of the night as they struggle in record heat and dry conditions in Otago and Southland. It's expected a drought - or a "medium-scale adverse event" as it is… Audio
Drought declaration likely for Otago and Southland
A drought may be declared in Otago and Southland within days. Audio
Delays for Laneway music festivalgoers
A glitch at the entrance to Auckland's Laneway music festival kept hundreds of people waiting for about an hour in baking heat. Video
Grandfather facing charges after leaving kids in hot car
With temperatures across the country continuing to soar, the number of children and pets needing to be rescued from hot cars is also on the rise. Audio
Checkpoint weather: Monday, January 29
MetService meteorologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
Central Otago farmers feeling drought 'mentally, financially, physically'
As the mercury keeps rising, farmers in the country's driest region say they expect a drought to be declared there within days. RNZ reporter Ian Telfer joins Checkpoint live from Alexandra. Video, Audio
The pressures on our surf-lifesavers
High temperatures are getting harder, mosquitoes are getting smarter and our lifeguards are stretched thinner. Audio
Taking heatwaves more seriously
We're in the middle of what weather forecasters predict could be one of the hottest January's on-record. Australian geoscientist Lucinda Coates tells us why we need to take heatwaves as seriously as… Audio
Heatwave continues: Prepare for more sweltering temperatures
The intense heat is showing no sign of easing off with a blisteringly hot day expected in both the North and South islands today. Audio
Weather: Mayors of NZ's hottest spots keeping cool
Mayors of Queenstown Lakes District Jim Boult and Upper Hutt, Wayne Guppy, join Guyon Espiner to discuss the hot weather. Audio
Weather: New Zealand swelters in summer sun
The sweltering heat bathing the country is showing no sign of relief today - with temperatures set to soar even higher. Wanaka smashed records over the weekend - soaring above 35 degrees celsius - and… Audio
Hot weather leads to hungry kereru
It's hot, and dry in plenty of places and that may be having an effect on one of our most loved birds - the kereru. After hearing about kereru being found on the ground... weak from starvation.. we… Audio
Record-breaking heat to continue, Wanaka reaches 35°C
Weather forecasters are predicting the sweltering hot weather will continue through the week.
Warnings as temperatures continue to soar
With more warm weather on the way, New Zealanders are being warned of the health dangers that it can bring.
