Explainer
We are being told to look out for El Niño in the coming months and for it to peak over our summer. But what exactly does that mean?
Environment
6:00am
2:50
People who might be affected by dry conditions are urged to think back to previous El Niño conditions or droughts and start making a plan now.
New Zealand
12:35pm
NASA reveals jaw-dropping details on the meteor that caused commotion in New England.
World
Tuesday 8:00pm
Transporting NZ said the closure highlighted the importance of investing in road resilience projects.
Tuesday 2:30pm
The climate pattern could see New Zealand experience below normal rainfall and warmer temperatures during winter.
Tuesday 11:38am
Extreme overnight rain swamped the top of the South Island, forcing evacuations in Brightwater, closing major highways and leaving rivers high, as severe weather shifts north.
Tuesday 7:49am
3:02
A trough embedded in a humid northerly air flow is bringing heavy rain, strong winds and a possible risk of flooding to parts of the country.
Mon, Jun 1
Heavy rain and strong winds are battering large parts of the country, with Golden Bay in Tasman already recording nearly 280mm in 24 hours and more to come.
A Christchurch couple stumbled upon one of nature's rarest spectacles while driving through the South Island on Sunday night.
The powerful weather event could bring wind gusts of up to 125km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia's coast.
Sun, May 31
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
The Queenstown ski field is banking on new snowmaking technology to extend its season and take the uncertainty out of winter as climate variability continues to bite.
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way.
MetService meteorologist Gerard Bellam said one district would bear the brunt of the long weekend's wet weather, before the slow-moving system moved further North.
Sat, May 30
Some of the talk around this winter is that is has the potential to be a super El Nino, writes 1News meteorologist Dan Corbett.
A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.
Fri, May 29
Deaths have been reported in the UK and France related to high temperatures, and the UK has smashed a record for the second time in 24 hours.
Wed, May 27
The UK broke its record for the hottest temperature recorded in May, after a heat wave was declared in several parts of the country.
Tue, May 26
Talk of the major weather pattern developing in 2026 is gaining momentum.
Sun, May 17
Scientists predict there will be 40-50 fewer icy mornings in the Mackenzie Country and inland Otago if global warming continues.
Tue, May 12
It came after wild weather caused flooding and power outages in the South Island yesterday.
Sat, May 9
Strong wind watches expand and heavy rain hits West Coast and upper South Island, with more disruption expected as system moves east.
Fri, May 8
Warnings extended into the North Island and deeper south as a rapidly intensifying storm system approaches, with damaging winds, flooding rain and more alerts likely.
Thu, May 7
MetService has issued multiple warnings and watches for parts of the South Island, some of which begin later today.
Wed, May 6
Up to 250mm of rain is forecast for parts of the West Coast from Wednesday, with further heavy rain, strong winds and large swells likely later in the week.
Tue, May 5
