A yellow heavy rain watch is in effect for Northland for Friday night into the weekend, as a slow moving active front lies close to the upper North Island. Read...

The incident was the latest in a series around the upper North Island on Thursday. Read...

Northland, Auckland, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty are in the firing line. Read...

A low-pressure system bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and massive swells to much of the country is expected to continue into the Easter weekend. Read...

As Cyclone Tam continues to pummel the upper North Island tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power. Read...

Kaikohe has been lashed with 10 millimetres of rain within an hour as Cyclone Tam continues to batter the upper North Island, before it sweeps south to other regions. Read...

1500 properties are without power with the worst yet to come, as ex-tropical cyclone Tam nears the country, bringing gales and downpours. Read...

Warnings have been issued for the Harbour Bridge while Northland Civil Defence is urging people to prepare for gales and power outages. Read...

Follow RNZ`s updates as severe galeforce winds and downpours make landfall on the upper western parts of the country. Read...

Parts of Taranaki, Waikato and Auckland could be hit by squally thunderstorms tonight as a low moves in from the Tasman Sea. Read...