Weather
Weather: Wintry blasts bring snow to Otago
As rain and wind has battered the West Coast, inland Otago has had a return to winter with snow falling overnight. RNZ reporter Ian Telfer is in Dunedin, and describes the scenes across the region. Audio
West Coast cleans up after wild night's weather
The West Coast is the worst hit by Tuesday night's wild weather. Roads are blocked by fallen trees and power lines, and power is being restored on Wednesday morning. West Coast Emergency Management… Audio
Wild night of weather for the South Island
It's been a wild night of weather for the South Island. Huge gusts of wind have caused power cuts on much of the West Coast, across Marlborough and parts of north Canterbury. Roads are blocked by… Audio
Fierce weather downs trees, power lines, causes flooding
Ferocious weather lashed parts of the country overnight. Huge gusts of wind caused power cuts on much of the West Coast and around the top and east of the South Island. There are power lines down… Audio
Cold blast due to hit overnight
Bad weather due to hit the country today is starting to set in, says MetService.
Our hottest years
Some of the country may be bracing for wild weather and according the World Meteorological Organisation, that extreme weather is becoming more common. The WMO state of the climate has been released… Audio
2017 likely to be one of the hottest years on record
This year is very likely to be in to the top three hottest years on record with more extreme weather, according to provisional figures from the World Meteorological Organization. Video
2017 on track to be among hottest years recorded
The World Meteorological Organisation says 2017 is set to be the warmest year without an El Niño occurence, since temperatures were first recorded in the late 1800s. There've been heatwaves in Chile… Audio
Heavy rain, snow and gales to hit the country
A forecast storm is expected to bring wild weather to the South Island as a cold front moves across the North Island.
Heavy rain, winds, possibly even snow coming
A significant weather system bringing heavy rain, winds and even November snow is due to hit the South Island from tomorrow moving north tomorrow night and into Wednesday. Video, Audio
Trustpower half year profit surges
A wet winter has delivered Tauranga-based power company, Trustpower, a bumper rise in its first half profit.
Severe weather on its way
Severe winds, rain and a chance of heavy snow are set to sweep into the country mid-week.
Stunning Hawke's Bay weather not set to last
Hawke's Bay was hotter than the Cook Islands yesterday, but the sunshine's not expected to last with bad weather set to hit the South Island and lower North Island early next week.
Ambae locals struggling following volcanic eruption
Residents from Vanuatu's Ambae may have returned to their island after a volcano erupted, but their problems are far from over. Audio
South Island set to bag a heatwave
Forecasters are predicting plenty of sunshine for the South Island this week.
Lightning strikes and how to survive them
An estimated 4000 people are killed by lightning worldwide every year. The good news is that 9 out of 10 people struck by lightning survive, but for many people their high voltage encounter changes… Audio, Gallery
Tuvalu climate change refugees denied asylum
Two families sought to be New Zealand's first climate change refugees, but the Immigration and Protection Tribunal ruled they did not risk being persecuted under the Refugee Convention. Video, Audio
Climate change refugee cases rejected
Two families from Tuvalu have had their cases to be recognised as climate change refugees rejected.
Tornado, hail warning lifted
A weather warning of tornadoes, large hailstones and torrential rain in the Christchurch area has been lifted.
Two dead as typhoon passes near Tokyo
Two people were killed in central Japan as Typhoon Lan made landfall.
