MetService said while the wind had eased off this morning, two new fronts would dish up heavy rain for much of the country.
New Zealand
11:19am
Forecasters warn of strong winds, humid nights and possible thunderstorms as the system approaches, though the worst of the weather is expected to stay offshore.
Wednesday 10:53am
Road Knights MC removed from the Gangs Act list; a Christchurch carpet salesman dodging trial in Australia; and a tropical low which may get "uncomfortable".
Crime and Justice
Tue, Mar 10
MetService said a low is expected to bring larger-than-usual waves in parts of the upper North Island later this week.
Mon, Mar 9
Metservice meterologist Katie Lyons told 1News a cold front from the Southern Ocean will move up the South Island on Monday.
Sun, Mar 8
The sheriff’s office told residents to "seek shelter immediately" following reports of an unconfirmed tornado, a severe thunderstorm watch and strong winds.
World
Sat, Mar 7
MetService's Heather Keats said "we are aware of it, we’re watching it closely".
Fri, Mar 6
Lower air pressure, La Niña and warm oceans fuelled a season of floods, landslides and temperature extremes – a preview of New Zealand’s climate future in a warming world.
Thu, Mar 5
Only Auckland and Northland will escape single‑digit lows on Monday into Tuesday, with inland centres dipping close to freezing and frost possible in the south.
Sun, Mar 1
Tropical Cyclone Urmil formed southwest of Port Vila on Friday and was currently a Category 2 according to the Fiji Meteorological Service.
Sat, Feb 28
MetService meteorologist Heather Keats said there will still be some tropical incursions in the coming weeks.
Fri, Feb 27
NIWA weather is forecasting that a front will deliver "some of the coldest air of the year so far to the South Island".
Wed, Feb 25
The storm could possibly become a bomb cyclone – when a storm drops at least 24 millibars in pressure in 24 hours.
Mon, Feb 23
Staying up late next week may be rewarded with a total lunar eclipse in our skies – the sole occurrence of the phenomenon this year.
Experts say a new study including El Nino and its counterpart La Niña can help explain the mystery of why Earth's already rising temperature has spiked to new heights.
Sat, Feb 21
Time appeared to go in slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his backyard slid from beneath their house.
Fri, Feb 20
Waipā Mayor Mike Pettit said the extension was about keeping residents safe and that the district was "still in response mode".
A film of spray has coated homes around the south coast, being described as an "absolute s*** show" by one resident.
Environment
MetService meteorologist Heather Keats said things would return to "more summery temperatures" today, with a few other fronts forecast this weekend.
Thu, Feb 19
The conditions are not merely muggy, but oppressive for some.
Shaun Robinson, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, talks about the dangers of climate anxiety – and what can be done about it.
Life
The damage has split families in southern Wairarapa, but by Tuesday afternoon a human chain had formed to ferry supplies from one side to the other.
Wed, Feb 18
Hundreds of people enter their second day of being cut off after major damage to a key bridge in south Wairarapa.
Tue, Feb 17
The Raspberry Café owner Bart Batth said the weather had forced a temporary closure "for the safety of staff and customers".
The bridge, just before Lake Ferry, is a key link with the township, along with Cape Palliser, Ngawi, Whāngaimoana and many farming communities.
