NNew Zealand Read More Heavy rain forecast for parts of Northland and AucklandAugust 12, 2026 MetService has forecast heavy rain for parts of Northland, Auckland and Great Barrier Island today. A heavy rain…
NNew Zealand Read More Heavy rain watch issued as wet weather approaches upper North IslandAugust 11, 2026 A heavy rain watch has been issued for parts of the upper North Island as a band of…
HHeadlines Read More Turning up the heaters: Freezing temps drive record power demandAugust 7, 2026 Electricity use has skyrocketed in recent weeks as the country plunged into a big winter chill, Transpower says.…
HHeadlines Read More Temperatures plunge to near-record levels as cold snap digs inAugust 6, 2026 Taumarunui has recorded its second coldest temperature since records began there in 2007, as a cold snap that…
BBusiness Read More Cold snap pushes NZ’s electricity use to record high for second dayAugust 6, 2026 New Zealand has broken its winter electricity use record for a second straight day as freezing temperatures drove…
NNew Zealand Read More Icy windscreen holding up your morning? Here’s how to sort itAugust 5, 2026 As New Zealand plunges deeper into a chilly winter, icy windscreens in the morning have become a daily…
NNew Zealand Read More North Island town registers near-record low as cold snap bitesAugust 5, 2026 One area has recorded its coldest temperature in nearly two decades this morning as a cold snap continues…
BBusiness Read More Cold comfort: Can you afford to keep heaters up and pay power bill?August 5, 2026 One in four Kiwi households are struggling to pay power bills as a punishing cold snap tightens its…
NNew Zealand Read More ‘Couple of degrees colder’: Severe frosts to grip New Zealand tonightAugust 5, 2026 MetService is forecasting severe overnight frosts across large parts of the country tonight, with the forecaster warning “the…
NNew Zealand Read More Major roads closed, MetService says coldest night to comeAugust 4, 2026 MetService says “the next few nights are going to be our coldest” as a cold snap continues across…
NNew Zealand Read More Major roads closed, MetService says coldest night to comeAugust 4, 2026 MetService says “the next few nights are going to be our coldest” as a cold snap continues across…
NNew Zealand Read More Icy windscreen holding up your morning? Here’s how to sort itAugust 4, 2026 As New Zealand plunges deeper into a chilly winter, icy windscreens in the morning have become a daily…