Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A storm system that drifted southwards through New Zealand brought severe rainfall and powerful wind gusts to the Canterbury ...

Several fresh severe weather alerts are in place, and civil defence officials are keeping a close watch as a tropical storm nears, bringing gale-force wind ...

Flights cancelled and 30,000 without power as freak storm brings 193kmph winds to New Zealand - ‘Extremely unusual’ wind gust of 193kmph recorded in Wellington overnight ...

A man has died, flights have been cancelled and major roads closed after strong winds and heavy rain battered New Zealand’s lower North Island, forcing evacuations and cutting power to thousands. An ...

SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Heavy rain and strong winds disrupted flights, trains and ferries, forcing the closure of roads across large parts of New Zealand's North Island on Monday, while snapping ...

Northland and Auckland could be in the firing line as a developing weather system moves towards New Zealand this week. MetService meteorologist Katie Lyons told the Herald a tropical low could move ...

Extreme weather-related events in early 2026 – including the fatal landslides in Mount Maunganui and Tauranga – have raised a logical question: will climate change and infrastructure resilience be big ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Floodwaters cover the road after heavy rain and wild winds in Puketotara, Waikato region, New Zealand, 13 February 2026, in this ...