New Zealand prepares for a wet day on Friday, May 9, 2025. MetService issues warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms. The ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours ...

The long-awaited new road connecting the lower North Island’s eastern and western sides is just weeks away from opening. The ...

Fifteen regional tourism organisations from New Zealand’s North Island have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the island as a unified travel destination.

Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade ...

New Zealand braces for severe weather with heavy rainfall, gales, and snowstorms expected in both North and South Islands.

The severe low pressure system has prompted a rare red weather warning to be issued for New Zealand's capital.

Thursday’s red wind warning for Wellington, at the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island, was the first time the capital — famous for its gusty gales — has ever faced the most severe ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island’s largest city ...