Weather

Most North Island regions received very welcome rain this week, but some, like Bay of Plenty missed out on anything worth recording and still need a lot more. In Canterbury, demand for store lambs has… Audio

Long Range Weather Forecast for 12 December 2014 Audio

Three people have died as Typhoon Hagupit moves through the Philippines, toppling trees, causing flooding and blocking roads. Audio

At least two people have died as Typhoon Hagupit moves through the Philippines, toppling trees, causing flooding and blocking roads. Audio

Typhoon Hagupit is continuing to batter the Philippines, toppling trees, causing flooding and blocking roads. Audio

Three hail storms in Hawkes Bay have damaged apple crops and in the South Island Marlborough is bone dry while Wyndham's A and P Show is cancelled due to the wet conditions. Audio

Ports are shut across the Philipines, leaving thousands of people stranded, as super-typhoon Hagupit barrells towards the country. Audio

MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum on how a day dowsn't go by without some weather. Audio

The country is in the midst of its coldest start to the summer since 2006. Audio

New Zealand is bidding to win the title, and bragging rights to having officially recorded the most extreme temperature in Oceania. Audio

Canterbury nor'wester's been blamed for everything from grumpiness to bloody noses. Audio

Hawkes Bay hills are browning off as relentless winds dry them out. Meanwhile it's been wet and miserable in Southland. Audio

High winds have made working outside miserable in much of the country. Audio

Buffalo in the state of New York has seen more than a year's worth of snowfall in just three days. Audio

A UN report suggests ozone changes may be to blame for the increase in extreme weather events in New Zealand, and is also changing the country's summers. Audio

Lisa Thompson takes a tour of the Sea Shepherd vessel The Sam Simon, as its crew prepare for protest action in the Southern Ocean this summer. Audio

Helicopter pilot (like his father, and son) who tells his story of deer recovery, mountain rescue, fire-fighting, heli-fishing, and movie work in the book Born to Fly. Audio

A cold blast has hit many North Island areas this week, while in the South the southerly change brought some pockets of hail and temperatures took a dive. Audio

Dunsandel engineer and writer discussing the problems and future of solar photovoltaic energy. Audio

There's been astonishing grass growth in parts of the North Island while the South has been an island of extremes, it's been very dry at the top and very wet at the bottom. Audio