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Thunderstorms cross North Island
Thunderstorms crossed over Taranaki and Northland last night with a severe thunderstorm warning being issued around 1:20 this morning for…
Rimutaka highway opens but Desert road closes
The Rimutaka Hill Road (SH2) between Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa was closed early Tuesday evening after heavy snow started…
Desert Road re-opens…for now
The Desert Road on State Highway 1 in the central North Island has reopened but snow showers are continuing and…
Cold snap moving north
The centre of the large low pressure system that’s brought gales, thunder, snow, flooding and slips is about to cross…
Rain warnings create fresh flooding fears for BOP
Four new heavy rain warnings have today been issued by MetService promoting fresh concerns of further flooding, particularly in the…
Flooding risk for Napier and Hawkes Bay this evening
WeatherWatch.co.nz is monitoring heavy rain across Hawkes Bay this evening, as the threat of flooding continues to increase. A narrow…
Severe gales and floods forecast for North Island
The recent miserable blast of bleak weather heralding the start of winter is expected to clear today. But don’t put…
Low tracks just east of Northland
Heavy rain and gales are affecting some parts of Northland tonight. A sub-tropical low is currently moving down the eastern…
Rain warnings issued for Northland, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay
A band of heavy rain with east to southeast gales is expected to move down over the upper North Island…
Swarm of around 30 quakes rock Whakatane, eastern BOP
Around 30 earthquakes have this morning rocked Whakatane in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Volcano Surveillance Co-ordinator Brad Scott from…
