Weather
Summer storm: Power still out for Queenstown homes
Power is unlikely to be restored to parts of Queenstown and Glenorchy until tonight, with 550 homes still without power.
Heavy rain, gales forecast
Heavy rain and gales are forecast for parts of the South Island and Central North Island overnight and on Wednesday
Sunnier skies after latest summer storm passes
The damp and windy New Zealand summer is set to continue for much of the country today, but calm, blue skies are expected to return later this week.
Heat records tumble in NSW town
New Zealand's summer gales and downpours may be continuing but across the Tasman a northern New South Wales town is sweltering in a record-breaking heatwave.
Fallout from stormy summer continues
Hundreds of Auckland homes are still without power, heavy rain is closing roads in Southland and another active front is on its way, as New Zealand's summer weather woes continue.
New water networks for Wellington years away
Business leaders have called for the fast tracking of projects to strengthen Wellington's water supply, after the city came perilously close to being cut off at the weekend. Audio
For many in NZ, it's the summer that wasn't
A freak snowfall at Cardrona, gales wreaking havoc in Wellington, a wild storm toppled trees and cut power to thousands in Auckland, and now flooding's hit the small Southland town of Waikaia. Audio
Is this January's weather really worse than usual?
Niwa forecaster Ben Noll talks about January weather. Audio
Buoy will stay on beach for another day
A 250 tonne buoy which dragged its moorings and was washed up on a New Plymouth beach won't be floated before tomorrow.
Astonishing summer snow fall for Cadrona
Matt McIvor in Cardrona says there's at least 30cm of snow at the base area of the mountain and if it was winter, he'd be 'stoked'. He says there's warmer temperatures on the way for summer… Audio
11 killed in Georgia by severe weather
Severe and 'atypical' weather events including tornadoes in the US state of Georgia have claimed 11 lives and injured 23. Audio
Auckland homes without power after wild weekend weather
More than a thousand houses across fifteen suburbs in Auckland remain without power following severe weather over the weekend. Audio
Summer storm brings snow, wild weather
Hundreds of homes in Auckland are still without power, and 30cm of snow has fallen at Cardrona Skifield, as New Zealand counts the cost of a severe summer storm.
Auckland homes lose power as storm hits
Wild weather in Auckland has cut power to thousands of Auckland homes as a major storm approaches the South Island.
Truck drivers and tourists wait for slips to be cleared
A slip big enough to fill eight Olympic swimming pools that closed a road near a settlement in the Southern Alps is unlikely to be cleared today. Audio
Dozens 'boxed in' by Arthur's Pass slips
A pub owner is among dozens who could be cut off until Saturday by landslides brought down by foul weather.
Stormy weather puts stop to guides' fishing plans
The owner of a luxury fishing lodge at the top of the South Island says last night's storm has prompted guides to cancel fly fishing trips.
'Bomb low': Stormy weather eases, rain to return
The reprieve from this morning's wet and gusty weather will continue tomorrow, but rain will return on the weekend, MetService says.
Hundreds delayed as weather affects flights
Winds gusting up to nearly 140km/h forced the cancellation and delay of dozens of flights in and out of Wellington this morning. Video