MetService’s wind watch for the Wellington area has a moderate chance of being upgraded to a warning, before expected 100km/h ...

The icy start that left parts of the North Island freezing below -5C is giving way to a prolonged winter blast, with MetService warning heavy snow, torrential rain and gale-force winds are set to ...

Parts of the country are set for a wet and windy start to the school holidays, with severe gales and heavy rain expected. MetService has issued multiple severe weather warnings for central New Zealand ...

High pressure moves onto the country following the front, bringing relatively settled weather for the start of the second week of the school holidays. Spring has truly set in for Aotearoa / New ...

Severe weather warnings have been issued across parts of the country as a fast-moving cold front brings heavy rain, snow and severe gales.

MetServices’ Head of Weather News Heather Keats said its severe weather warning system uses three distinct colours - yellow, orange, and red. Each colour tells you the different level of severity and ...

Integral Ad Science, a global leader in digital media quality, and MetService, Te Ratonga Tirorangi, New Zealand's national weather authority, have announced a case study on how MetService improved ...

A map showing the warnings for various parts of New Zealand due to Cyclone Vaianu, on Apr 4, 2026. (Image: MetService New Zealand website) SYDNEY: Cyclone Vaianu made landfall in New Zealand's North ...