Category: general_weather
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New Zealand Weather: Hot Spell Eases as Rain Approaches
New Zealand is experiencing a shift in weather patterns as the intense heat of the past weekend begins to subside, with rain forecast for the middle of the week. The North Island will see a return to average summer temperatures,…
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MetService Lifts All Severe Weather Warnings for Central New Zealand
MetService has lifted all severe weather warnings and watches for central New Zealand as heavy rain and severe gales have eased. The Strong Wind Warning for the Tararua District, Wairarapa, and Wellington has been lifted as northwest winds have subsided.…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain and severe gales affecting central New Zealand on Sunday night and into early Monday morning. The warnings are in effect for the ranges of the Grey and Buller districts due…
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New Zealand Faces Minimal Severe Weather Risk This Week
New Zealand is expected to experience minimal severe weather risk throughout the week, according to the latest outlook from MetService. As of Sunday, January 11, 2026, a ridge of high pressure is covering most of the country, indicating a low…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central and Southern New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central and southern New Zealand, effective through to early Monday morning. An active frontal system is bringing significant rainfall and severe northwest gales to the affected areas.…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central and Southern New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central and southern New Zealand, effective through to early Monday morning. An active frontal system is expected to bring significant rainfall and severe northwest gales. Heavy Rain…
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Severe Gales Expected for Wellington and Wairarapa
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook indicating high confidence of severe northwesterly gales affecting Wellington and Wairarapa, including the Tararua District, early Monday morning. A warning is already in force for these areas. The front is expected to move…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Severe Gales
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and severe gale northwesterlies affecting central and southern New Zealand from Saturday evening through to Monday morning. An active frontal system is expected to bring significant rainfall and strong winds to…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central and Southern New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central and southern New Zealand, effective from Saturday night through to early Monday morning. A front is expected to bring heavy rain to the southwest of the…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Severe Gales
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong northwesterly gales affecting central and southern New Zealand from Saturday night through to early Monday morning. A front is expected to bring heavy rain to the southwest of the…
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Auckland Motorway Maintenance Scheduled for January 11
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is set to conduct essential maintenance work on State Highway 1 (SH1) and State Highway 18 (SH18) in Auckland on Sunday, January 11. The work is weather dependent and may be rescheduled. Residents are advised…
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Auckland Motorway Maintenance Scheduled for January
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is set to conduct essential maintenance work on State Highway 16 (SH16) in Auckland during January. The work will impact Beach Road (local road) on Sunday, January 11, Tuesday, January 13, Wednesday, January 14, and…
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Auckland Motorway Maintenance to Cause Southbound Closures
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is undertaking essential maintenance on State Highway 1 (SH1) in Auckland. The work will take place on Tuesday, January 13, and Wednesday, January 14, between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The section of SH1 from…
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Auckland Motorway Maintenance Scheduled for January
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is set to conduct essential maintenance work on State Highway 1 (SH1) in Auckland from January 12 to January 15. The work will primarily affect the section between the Ramarama and Drury interchanges, and…
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Auckland Harbour Bridge and Northcote Road Face Maintenance Closures
Motorway maintenance work is scheduled for State Highway 1 (SH1) in Auckland next month, affecting the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Northcote Road. The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises that the Auckland Harbour Bridge will undergo maintenance from Sunday, January…
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New Zealand Braces for Significant Heatwave and Severe Weather
New Zealand is set to experience significantly warmer temperatures than average this weekend, from Thursday, January 8 to Monday, January 12, as the remnants of an Australian heatwave cross the Tasman Sea. Eastern regions, particularly Hawke's Bay, are expected to…
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New Zealand Faces Potential Severe Weather: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast
New Zealand is bracing for a period of potentially severe weather, with MetService issuing an outlook for heavy rain and strong winds from Thursday, January 8, to Sunday, January 11, 2026. A weakening front is expected to move over the…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on January 6, 2026, at 06:52:57 UTC. The seismic event originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located 669.1 km northeast of Hicks Bay, New Zealand. The…
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MetService Warns of Potential Severe Weather Across New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook indicating potential heavy rain and severe gales across parts of New Zealand from Thursday, January 8, to Sunday, January 11, 2026. While a ridge of high pressure is expected to cover the North…
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Wellington New Year's Eve Celebrations Proceed as Planned
Wellington's popular, family-friendly, and free New Year's Eve celebrations on the waterfront are set to go ahead as planned tonight. The weather is forecast to clear up this evening, ensuring the festivities can proceed as scheduled. The event is a…
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New Zealand Faces Minimal Severe Weather Risk This Week
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand, indicating a low probability of significant weather events through Wednesday and Thursday. A ridge of high pressure is expected to dominate the country's weather patterns. On Wednesday, January 7, a…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Expected
New Zealand is set to experience minimal severe weather from Tuesday, January 6th, to Friday, January 9th, 2026, according to the latest outlook from MetService. On Tuesday, a ridge of high pressure will dominate, with only a weak front approaching…
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MetService Lifts Severe Weather Warnings for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
MetService has lifted its Heavy Rain Warnings for Gisborne/Tairawhiti and The Wairoa District as of Sunday morning. Rain has cleared Hawke's Bay and most of Gisborne, with remaining rain north of Ruatoria expected to turn to showers this morning. Thunderstorms…
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Gisborne Motorists Advised to Avoid Travel Due to Heavy Rain and Flooding
Motorists in the Gisborne region are being strongly advised to avoid non-essential travel due to widespread heavy rain and surface flooding impacting local roads. Several roads have been closed as a result of the adverse weather conditions. Police are urging…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Expected
New Zealand's weather outlook for the coming week indicates a minimal risk of severe weather. A ridge of high pressure is forecast to cover the country for most of the period. On Tuesday, this ridge is expected to weaken as…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for parts of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti, effective from Saturday, January 3, 2026. A slow-moving front is expected to bring periods of heavy rain to these regions throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning.…
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Severe Weather Warning for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
A Severe Weather Warning is currently in force for Gisborne/Tairawhiti and parts of Hawke's Bay. During Sunday morning, there is high confidence that warnable amounts of rain will continue to fall about the Wairoa District and Gisborne/Tairawhiti. Thunderstorms and localised…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warning for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain expected to affect parts of Gisborne/Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay on Saturday and early Sunday. Thunderstorms are also likely across parts of the North Island during the same period, with the…
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New Zealand Weather: Rain and Thunderstorms Possible in North Island
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook predicting rain and possible thunderstorms for the northern North Island this weekend. On Saturday, a low-pressure system is expected to bring rain or showers to central and eastern areas, with localised heavy falls…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Northwest South Island
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the northwest of the South Island, effective from Thursday, January 1, 2026. An active low-pressure system is bringing significant rainfall to the region. In the Ranges of Tasman District, west of Takaka,…