Nor-west winds will be building over parts of NZ going into Thursday with rain on the West Coast becoming heavy – then colder ...

High pressure still covers NZ but that will slide offshore as we go into Friday and the weekend as a polar southerly change ...

A significant cold change is coming in this weekend, starting as early as Friday for the lower South Island and going ...

Showers are in the forecast over the next several days, we track where and when they occur – but there is also a lot more ...

West to north-west winds blow through the South Island and lower North Island today bring heavy West Coast rain ...

But forecasters are now watching longer range maps for a potential wintry weather outbreak later next week or next weekend.

The West Coast has the highest rainfall totals, with the western side of the North Island receiving considerably less, but ...

Wet weather and cloud continues along the eastern side of the country with the heaviest rain now moving into northern Hawke’s Bay and surrounding regions. Driest weather, for the most part, is along ...

We’re seeing thresholds rising above where El Niño is being measured – we talk about how it is measured and why sea surface temperatures (SSTs) play a role – and how warmer than usual SSTs over the ...