The wild weather that claimed the life of a Cambridge woman yesterday has passed, but blustery and wintry conditions are sticking around for the weekend.`Freakishly high winds` in Cambridge have been blamed for ripping a healthy... Read...

Tornado-damaged Levin is set for more wild weather today - 24 hours on from the surging winds which left a trail of destruction on Friday morning.A tornado ripped through the lower North Island town at 6.30am yesterday, downing... Read...

A key Auckland motorway link is likely to remain closed for several hours following a crash. The State Highway 20 southbound connection to SH1 northbound is closed as crew clean up from the crash. UPDATE 1:40PM The #SH20 link... Read...

`Freakishly high winds` in Cambridge have been blamed for ripping a healthy oak tree from the ground and crushing an elderly woman – who tragically later died from her injuries. The woman was initially critically injured after the... Read...

Some lanes on Auckland Harbour Bridge remain closed due to strong wind fears as wild weather descends on the city.Waka Kotahi is warning Aucklanders to delay travel or use State Highway 16 via West Auckland, with winds tipped to... Read...

Snow has fallen in the Canterbury High Country, as a cold snap arrived across the South Island. Arthur`s Pass Village and Castle Hill Village have turned white with more snow forecast. MetService has forecast snow to 500 metres... Read...

More than two million New Zealanders will get a $350 cash payment as part of a series of temporary measures to cope with a `global inflation storm`. The cost-of-living payment will be available to anyone earning less than $70,000... Read...

COMMENTMarriages of convenience, which have a bad habit of going off the rails, are about as royal as cucumber sandwiches and Nazi-sympathising German relatives.(When Henry VIII first saw Ann of Cleves, the Flemish princess shipped... Read...

Wild, wet and windy weather will continue today and into the weekend as a wintery blast hits the country. Read...

Winter is well and truly coming. A cold snap is expected to bring severe weather and possibly the first significant snowfall of the year.MetService meteorologist Angus Hines said both islands would be in for rain today, and temperatures... Read...