Weather
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.
The big chill arrives: Temperatures fall below freezing
Parts of the country are waking to below freezing temperatures in an unusually cold May morning. Audio
Cold snap power cuts narrowly avoided with 'significant' cutbacks
The country has avoided power cuts as households and big industrial users rallied to cut back on an unseasonably cold day. Audio
Inquiry for 'enduring framework' on climate change adaptation
Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change "know no partisan politics".
As it happened: 'Very significant response' narrowly avoids power cuts
The situation was "very tight", Transpower says after a morning where power shortages loomed amid -6C temperatures.
NZ faces energy shortfall as temps plummet
The national grid operator Transpower is asking New Zealanders to carefully manage their electricity usage Friday morning. Transpower executive general manager Chantelle Bramley spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Current cold spell 'isn't going anywhere'
Tonight will likely be the coldest night in the current spell of low temperatures, MetService says.
Tekapo's temperature drops to -7.1C overnight
Many regions have had a chilly start to the day with temperatures, dipping into the negatives in Invercargill and Queenstown.
Freezing mornings for Christchurch, Taupō, Queenstown
Many parts of the country are in for a taste of winter this week, according to MetService's forecast for some of the chilliest days so far this year.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 6 May 2024
On today's episode, a homicide investigation has been launched after a shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road on Sunday night, RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe has the latest, Councils from Horowhenua, Kapiti… Audio
Temperatures set to plunge across the country
Get ready to feel the chill around Aotearoa as temperatures drop across the motu. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Temperatures plunge to 0C in Christchurch, worse to come
A chill is setting across the country, with even Auckland facing single digits.
Systems rather than people led to failures, emergency response leader says
New Zealand's highest-ranked civil defence emergency response leader says systems, rather than people, are at the heart of major criticisms in a new report.
Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Many drought-declared areas have now had some rain, but farms still have very low pasture covers going into winter. There's been superb weather for the gold kiwifruit harvest in Bay of Plenty which… Audio
Heavy swell warning for Wellington, Wairarapa
The swells could be as high as 4.5 metres and thunderstorms are possible also, MetService says.
Spring Creek residents turn out to hear council plans to fix compromised stopbanks
Marlborough District Council has told Spring Creek residents repairs to compromised Wairau River stopbanks are a top priority but the fix will cost $8.7 million and take three years to complete.
More heavy rain expected to lash central NZ overnight
A heavy rain watch is in place for parts of North Canterbury and the lower North Island.
Cold snap set to bring rain in north and south
Rain and cold are set to sweep in across the country, with drivers warned to check conditions.
Cooler temperatures expected across the country
A low is forecast around the north of the South Island later today. There could be a period of heavy rain for Fiordland, Westland and North Canterbury, and strong southerlies on the Kaikoura Coast… Audio
