Weather
FireAid LA benefit includes everyone from Katy Perry to Green Day
When the first song of the night features record-smashing pop icon Billie Eilish out the front of pop-punk royalty Green Day, you know you're in for something special.
Climate change likely to threaten taonga species on subantarctic island
The weather on Campbell Island is getting warmer and wetter - bad news for critically endangered birds, DOC says.
Gisborne experiences coldest January in 35 years
The drop in temperature also meant a drop in tourists, and challenging growing conditions for farmers.
120km/h winds possible today, as gales and rain lash South Island
Heavy rain and strong winds swept across the South Island last night, with Metservice warning of thunderstorms and severe gales as wind gusts of 120km/h possible later today.
Heavy rain and strong winds hit Southland
MetService issued warnings for severe gales and heavy rain for parts of the South Island overnight. MetService meteorologist John Law spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Rubbish removal a priority in Mangawhai after tornado
The council is promising more than one sweep as residents and businesses dispose of their damaged goods. Audio
Nine yellow, 26 white, but no red stickers in Mangawhai
Building inspectors have completed 90 rapid assessments of properties damaged by the Mangawhai tornado, stickering 35 of them.
Was the Mangawhai storm a tornado? Here's what science tells us
Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.
At least nine homes yellow stickered by tornado
The storm in Mangawhai was so powerful that power poles were snapped in half and roofs were ripped off, leaving the seaside community littered with debris. Audio
'So thankful she made it out alive': Residents take in tornado damage
The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, power lines and trees. Audio
Mount Hutt skifield blanketed in mid-summer snow
Operators woke this morning to see about 5cm of snow on the their webcams.
'Blown away by what I saw' - Homes in the dark after devastating tornado
Mangawhai has been compared to a war zone, with houses destroyed, roofs torn off, debris scattered across roads and power poles ripped out.
What's with the wild weather?
WeatherWatch head forecaster Phil Duncan talks about what's behind the crazy weather Audio
Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Canterbury lifted
MetService had lifted a severe thunderstorm warning for Hurunui and Waimakariri in Canterbury.
As it happened: At least 50 homes damaged after Mangawhai tornado
FENZ Northland manager Wipari Henwood says the damage was some of the worst he had seen from a tornado.
The Mangawhai tornado: In pictures
Residents are pulling together to tidy up after the devastation, but power lines have been torn down and cars have been crushed by trees.
Storms and heavy rain to sweep east across the motu
Heavy rain warnings and watches have been issued, and people are being told to be prepared.
Hawke's Bay bridge destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle reopens
The reopening of a Hawke's Bay bridge this weekend marks a "milestone moment" for a rural community, nearly two years after its destruction at the hands of Cyclone Gabrielle, says a district council…
Fears world's largest iceberg could hit South Atlantic island
Iceberg A23a spans an area twice the size of London and has been carefully tracked by scientists since 1986. Audio
Dates scheduled for hearings into Auckland flood, cyclone deaths
The hearings will take place over a six-week period in Auckland and Hastings.
