Heavy rain watch for top of North Island this weekend
MetService is forecasting rain with possible downpours for the top of the North Island on Saturday. ...
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Christchurch flights cancelled due to fog as rain batters North Island
Seven flights into and out of Christchurch have been cancelled on Saturday morning due to fog. Air N...
Councils hope budget will answer flood defence funding call
A call for Government funding for flood defence projects has been renewed ahead of next month’s budg...
Freezing temps in Christchurch as Auckland dips to single digits
The chill is setting across the country ahead of winter, with Christchurch facing the prospect of su...
Aurorae lights: US and Canada next to ride the solar storm
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the US this weekend a...
Cold front expected to bring fresh snow to parts of South island
A cold front is expected to bring a decent dumping of snow to parts of the South Island on Saturday....
Cold night looms for south, heavy snow warning issued
A cold night is looming for parts of the South Island, with snow warnings and rain watches in force....
Subtropical low moves in over upper North Island
A subtropical rainmaker has started to move in over the upper North Island this evening. MetService ...
Wild weather: SH35 closed, precautionary evacuations near Rotorua
State Highway 35 is closed due to surface flooding as wild weather moves towards the East Coast. In ...
Hawke's Bay locals irked as river level site crashes amid heavy rain
Storm-hit Hawke's Bay residents were left frustrated last night after a council site used to monitor...
Thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 100km/h for upper North Island
"Quite a nasty rough spell" is on the cards for the upper North Island overnight and tomorrow, 1News...
Three Air NZ planes struck by lightning in Auckland
For a recap of 1News' live updates as it happened, scroll down. What you need to know: A severe thun...
Kiwi ingenuity keeps East Coast farmers going amid bridge woes
As winter draws near, some East Coast farmers find themselves relying on Kiwi ingenuity to keep thei...
Heavy rain warnings issued for NZ's central, southern ranges
Heavy rain warnings have been issued for the ranges of central and southern New Zealand from tomorro...
Active front moves over NZ, orange rain warnings issued
Heavy rain will thrash parts of the Tasman region and the West Coast with MetService issuing orange ...
Full restoration of power to Northland likely by 'tomorrow evening'
Energy Minister Simeon Brown said power is not likely to be fully restored to Northland until "tomor...
