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Severe weather warnings issued across NZ as rain and wind threaten both islandsNew Zealand braces for severe weather. MetService issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds. The South Island faces the worst downpou...
Auckland rush hour turns into traffic nightmare as severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and 27km gridlock paralyze the cityAuckland faced traffic chaos due to bad weather. Commuters were stuck for hours on Monday. A truck spill worsened the situation on Southern...
Nelson’s day of deluge: Floodwaters swallow streets, toss cows, and ground flightsNelson faced intense flooding after record rainfall. Streets turned into rivers, and drainage systems failed. Fire and Emergency New Zealan...
Weather forecast: New Zealand enjoys a brief calm before weekend stormsNew Zealand enjoys a brief respite with fine weather. Wellington reached 15°C, while Auckland saw partly cloudy skies. However, stronger wi...
New Zealand on the edge as central Canterbury floods cripple South IslandThe Selwyn district declared an emergency as New Zealand is facing a severe weather crisis with the central Canterbury floods. Wellington e...
Cyclone Tam leaves New Zealand flooded and shakenCyclone Tam disrupted New Zealand with thunderstorms and flooding. Power outages affected many. Auckland faced heavy rain and lightning. Em...
Cyclone Tam moves South after battering New Zealand North IslandsCyclone Tam impacts North Island. Power outages affect thousands in Northland. Coromandel faces flooding, rescues are underway. Whanganui r...
Cyclone Tam approaches New Zealand’s upper North IslandTropical Cyclone Tam, named by the Fiji Meteorological Services as a category one storm, is poised to impact New Zealand's upper North Isla...
Heavy rainfall batters many regions of New Zealand; flooding, power outages throw life out of gearHeavy rain in New Zealand on April 4, 2025, led to flooding, power outages, and transport disruptions, especially in Auckland and Northland...
New Zealand hit by largest weather system of 2025; heavy rains, strong winds lash several regionsHeavy rain and strong winds are hitting New Zealand, especially Tasman, Buller, and Marlborough. Flooding, rising rivers, and hazardous roa...
Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floodsAuthorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand's largest city. Further north in the city o...
New Zealand creates new recovery visa to support cyclone, flooding rebuildingExperts such as insurance assessors, infrastructure and utilities engineers and technicians, heavy machinery operators and debris removal w...
Passengers spend 16-hour in flight, but reaches nowhere as plane takes U-turn halfway over PacificAir New Zealand Flight NZ2 departed Auckland Thursday evening but diverted back to Auckland around eight hours into the flight due to a fir...
New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle causes widespread destructionNew Zealand declares a national emergency due to Cyclone Gabrielle, causing widespread flooding, destruction, forced evacuations, numerous ...
New Zealand declares National State of Emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle causes havocKieran McAnulty, the minister for Emergency Management, said in a statement on Tuesday that widespread damage caused by this cyclone means ...
New Zealand under highest severe weather warnings as tropical cyclone Gabrielle approachingAuckland and many other places in the region were upgraded to red alert on the day as MetService, the national meteorological service of th...
New Zealand scientists warn 'more extreme rainfall in warming world'With the maximum amount of water vapour in the air increasing exponentially with temperature, the potential for extreme rainfall grows as t...