Weather
Cyclone Gabrielle: Emergency failures revealed in damning self-review
NEMA did not have enough trained staff when Cyclone Gabrielle hit - just one of a litany of failures a review has uncovered.
Risk of thunderstorms, small tornadoes for west of N. Island overnight
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in place for the west coast of the North Island for the early hours of Thursday morning.
Live: Risk of tornadoes overnight in western parts of North Island
MetService forecasts strong winds for western parts of the North Island overnight with a risk of tornadoes.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 15 May 2024
On today's episode, hundreds of lightning strikes and rain have been battering the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty on Wednesday morning, we get the latest from the MetService, a New Zealander… Audio
Lightning and heavy rain batter Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Hundreds of lightning strikes and rain have been battering the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty on Wednesday morning. MetService meterologist Lewis Ferris spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Heavy rain watches for parts of the country
Heavy rain watches are in place for Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Tasman. MetService forecaster Clare O'Conner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
NZ's big chill was an early winter warning
Analysis - Power should be subsidised for struggling households, Jodi Gardner writes.
Cold snap over, but frost for some
Cold temperatures are beginning to rise, but frost might still sneak up in some parts of the country. Meteorologist John Law spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
North Island region records -8.7C overnight
It has been another night of freezing temperatures but this time the central North Island bore the brunt of the current cold snap.
'Bright as': Aurora dazzles over New Zealand skies
A solar storm has been creating vivid colourful skies around the world, including in New Zealand.
Solar storm exciting rather than scary, says physics expert
An expert helping prepare NZ for the impacts of solar storms says Earth is in the middle of a pretty seriously big geomagnetic storm right now, but he stresses it is not an extreme event.
Solar storm: Transpower puts electricity grid into 'more' resilient state
An "extreme" geomagnetic storm is affecting Earth at present.
Rare solar storm forces Transpower response
Meanwhile, it has been another chilly start for some parts of the country with temperatures dropping as low as -6 degrees Celsius.
Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities
A searing heat wave has prompted blackouts nationwide and pushed the power grid to the brink.
Mother's Day weekend weather: Chilly nights, dry days on the cards
While the wintry temperatures are set to continue over the weekend, it won't be as cold as Thursday night. Video
Brrrr how did you manage the big chill?
As temperatures plummeted around the country, visual journalist Marika Khabazi spoke to people about what they did to stop the chill setting in. Audio
Warning of tight winter ahead with NZ 'short' on energy capacity
The near-miss power grid emergency shows the need for more back-up, an energy analyst warns. Audio
What's being done to prevent more power shortages?
Officials are looking at better ways of choosing who gets the power during shortages amid relentlessly growing demands.
