Warm windy weather makes way for a cold snap in the south

A broad westerly flow makes it windy for exposed parts of the South Island and lower North Island today, while it remains mostly sunny and warm in the north and east.

Plan ahead to avoid the queues on Auckland Anniversary Weekend- NZTA

Motorists are urged to plan ahead to avoid the traditional busy travel times this Auckland Anniversary weekend.

Temperature fluctuations in store this week - WeatherWatch

This week is a friendly reminder more than half of New Zealand lies in the Roaring Forties, the belt of windy changeable weather that circles around the Southern Ocean.

Unsettled weather this week, but looking more settled next week

You'd be forgiven for thinking it may be spring or autumn with the current weather pattern in some parts of the country but a change is coming this weekend.

Sustainability workshops promote edible growing

The Environment Centre Hawke’s Bay is hosting a number of workshops over coming months for people interested in sustainability.

First albatross chick for 2019 hatches

The first chicks of the 2018/19 breeding season for the Royal Albatross Colony at Pukekura were welcomed today with three newly hatched chicks seen by DOC Rangers.

This week is not your typical week of summer weather

This week will feel like summer in the North Island but may feel more like Spring/Autumn in the South Island as two storms in the Southern Ocean churn by disrupting New Zealand's weather pattern.

King tides arriving ahead of Auckland Anniversary weekend

We have another set of red alert king tides next week between 21 and 27 January, coinciding with the holiday long weekend.

Total forecast rainfall accumulation map for the rest of January

Here's how much rain is forecast to come for New Zealand for the rest of January and it shows Canterbury and Northland may be the two driest regions.

Well-known Titahi Bay macrocarpa to be removed

A decades-old macrocarpa tree in Titahi Bay is to be removed, after regular branches falling off were deemed a hazard to a nearby homeowner and users of a public walkway.

The large tree, outside 39 Terrace Road, is predominantly on land owned by Porirua City Council.