Roads are close and homes have lost power in the top of the South Island after heavy flooding and a 12-hour torrent of rain overnight ...

State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge will remain closed for the rest of today as heavy rain continues to impact the ...

Should I Seal (SIS) is an innovative new online tool designed to provide clear advice to Downer’s roading sector on when to spray bitumen emulsion. A collaborative journey between Road Science and ...

Northland is in for a wet and potentially hazardous end to the King’s Birthday long weekend, with MetService warning people in the region to expect significant further rainfall and rapidly rising ...

People are being urged to keep up with the forecast as the MetService warns incoming heavy rain is likely to be a ...

The gorge's closure comes as hundreds of mourners gather for the tangi of respected rangatira Tā Hirini Moko Mead.

MetServices’ Head of Weather News Heather Keats said its severe weather warning system uses three distinct colours - yellow, orange, and red. Each colour tells you the different level of severity and ...

Picton and Marlborough Sounds Tourism Group members, from left, John Reuhman and Helen Neighbour-Cone will push for Picton to go on MetService's weather map during the forecaster's website revamp. .

Today, after a three-month open beta period, MetService - New Zealand’s national weather authority - has launched its new website. Metservice.com is one of the most popular New Zealand based websites, ...

MetService's main website was down on Wednesday and visitors were redirected to its backup site. Photo: John Anthony / Stuff Prefer us on Google Trustworthy, accurate and reliable news stories are ...

One main centre has woken to -3C this morning, and cold, frosty days are forecast for the rest of the week across New Zealand, with clear, settled conditions. “A high-pressure system over the country ...