Flights cancelled, roads closed after snow
Flights cancelled, roads closed after snow
A second day of disruption is being felt across parts of the South Island, in the aftermath of yesterday's snowy weather.
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Lashings of snow, gales due
Lashings of snow, gales due
A cold front set to bring heavy snow and high winds to parts of New Zealand over the next 24 hours has been branded a 'storm event'.
Freak hailstorm hits capital
Freak hailstorm hits capital
It might look like snow, but weather experts are adamant the white stuff that lashed the capital this morning was hail.
Heavy rain on way for South
Heavy rain on way for South
Otago's run of sunny weather is expected to end this weekend as a series of fronts from the Tasman Sea moves across southern and central New Zealand.
Video: Rain and high winds on the way
Video: Rain and high winds on the way
WeatherWatch. co. nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan shows what we can expect from the weekend.
Video: Cooler & calmer conditions ahead
Video: Cooler & calmer conditions ahead
WeatherWatch. co. nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says a large high,a weak southerly change and a large low from the Tasman Sea is coming over the next week which will bring cooler & calmer...
Gales, freezing weather forecast
Gales, freezing weather forecast
Cold gale-force southwesterlies, snow and showers are expected to hit coastal Otago today.
Snow forecast for today
Snow forecast for today
Snow down to 400m, about the level of Dunedin's Signal Hill, is forecast for today.
April in Dunedin was warm, dry and sunny
April in Dunedin was warm, dry and sunny
Official April weather figures have confirmed Otago enjoyed a warm, dry and sunny month.
Dangerous storms move into US midwest
Dangerous storms move into US midwest
Baseball-sized hail is tearing the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska, a tornado has touched down in Kansas and forecasters are warning residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life threatening" storms.
North Island storm costs soar
North Island storm costs soar
The cost of two storms which hammered parts of Wanganui and Taranaki has reached $6 million according to one major rural insurer, with that company alone handling more than 1250 claims.
Big wet to return for East Coast
Big wet to return for East Coast
A slight reprieve for residents of saturated Gisborne and Hawkes Bay should come this afternoon when rain eases, but the wet weather will return soon, MetService says.
Average temperatures likely in late autumn
Average temperatures likely in late autumn
Late autumn weather is expected to be normal as the La Nina event dissipates, Niwa principal scientist Dr James Renwick says.
Extreme weather warning for world
Extreme weather warning for world
Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists say in a new report.
More wild weather on the way for Northland
More wild weather on the way for Northland
Another bout of torrential rain is forecast to hit Northland tomorrow, as the North Island continues to be pounded by severe winds and wild weather.
North to be battered by more wild weather
North to be battered by more wild weather
Wild weather is expected to continue into today with another bout of torrential rain forecast to hit Northland with severe gales starting in Auckland and spreading throughout the rest of the North Island.
Northland in for month's rain in a day
Northland in for month's rain in a day
Northlanders are being warned to brace themselves for heavy rain, gales and likely flooding as a sub-tropical low which could deliver a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours bears down on the region.
Heavy rain on way for parts of NZ
Heavy rain on way for parts of NZ
Rain will end the weekend for those in the far North and far South.
Weather bomb rips through North Island
Weather bomb rips through North Island
Hundreds of travellers and event-goers have had their plans disrupted by the wild weather blasting the North Island.
Long-term damage in wake of weather bomb
Long-term damage in wake of weather bomb
Powerful winds and foul weather that battered sections of the country this weekend has left long-term damage in its wake, says a power company.