Grantham St temporary road closure, Hamilton

A section of Grantham St in the central city will close over two nights on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February to allow setup for painting of Hamilton’s historic Victoria Bridge.

Nelson Fire: Dry, hot, weather ahead - Weather Watch

The hot, dry, weather in Nelson looks set to continue with basically no rain in sight for 10 days and highs inland reaching the late 20s and early 30s in the days ahead.

The hot, dry weather continues - MetService

MetService forecasters are predicting a weak front to move northeast over the upper South Island tonight but it battles against high pressure as it crosses the North Island on Tuesday and weakens further as high pressure over the Tasman sea builds over much of New Zealand.

Big dry locked in for some as major rain flirts nearby

NZ is fast drying out and the big dry is now becoming much more concerning for some with long range forecasts suggesting little to no rain may be coming for those who need it the most over the next 10 days.

Southern Ocean has two South Island cool downs this week

The South Island isn't much affected by the tropical developments this week with at least two cold fronts on the way bringing West Coast rain, east coast showers and two big temperature drops.

Coastguard volunteers to the rescue on Manukau Harbour

Four Coastguard vessels, Coastguard Air Patrol and other rescue assets scrambled to assist when weather turns on the Manukau Harbour.

Tropical storms north of NZ to merge this week to create one low - Weather Watch

It's stormy north of New Zealand with at least 4 low pressure systems, one of which was a tropical cyclone briefly over the weekend (named Neil) and two more storms which may reach cyclone status in the days ahead too.

Nelson fires: Controlled burn-off in process around Redwood Valley

Residents in the Sunset Valley area may have noticed fire intensity (smoke activity) this morning as Fire and Emergency begins a controlled burn off as a method of fire suppression.

Fire now under control in Sir Stanley Whitehead Reserve

The Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews worked hard to tackle the fire on Sir Stanley Whitehead Reserve this afternoon and now deem it to be under control.

Crews will continue to monitor the situation overnight.

Breaking down science stereotypes

If you ask a class of primary school children to draw a picture of a scientist, often they will draw a man in a white lab coat.