Queensland Tropical Cyclone Narelle deemed ‘compact’ and dangerous
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast…
Australia braces as Cyclone Narelle closes in
One of the most powerful cyclones in recent history has slightly weakened to a category four system but…
Queensland town awaits fury as cyclone upgraded to category five
One of the biggest cyclones in recent times is barrelling toward Australia’s coast as a maximum category five…
Southern lights stun across Otago-Southland
Star-gazers in the South Island were treated to a spectacular showing of a purple-green Aurora australis last night.…
Christchurch temperatures plummet 10C in 30 minutes
Temperatures plummeted in Christchurch this afternoon, dropping 10C in only 30 minutes, according to MetService. It followed a…
‘Busy 36 hours ahead’, Far North records 131km/h wind gust
Despite yesterday’s wind easing off today, MetService says the country is still in for a “busy 36 hours”…
Tropical low to graze upper North Island, prompting weather watches
A tropical low is expected to graze the upper North Island in the coming days, prompting heavy rain…
Three dead after tornado tears across Michigan
Three people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after an apparent tornado hit a…
‘Warm, windy, wet’ weather for Auckland and Northland later this week
MetService is forecasting “warm, windy, and wet” conditions for the upper North Island from Thursday, as a low-pressure…
Temperatures across South Island’s east coast set to drop
A warm, summery feeling experienced by parts of the South Island today will be short-lived, MetService says, as…
MetService keeping eye on developing system in Coral Sea
A developing system in the Coral Sea has the potential to form into a tropical cyclone, with the…
‘Extremely active’ summer brought record rain, deadly storms
New Zealand’s summer was shaped by an “extremely active pattern across the country”, with lower than normal air…