Metservice has issued a heavy rain watch for Tairawhiti/Gisborne and the Wairoa District from Saturday night until Sunday morning.
3:12pm
The cold will be especially present on Good Friday, with southerly winds set to sweep across the country.
Wed, Mar 27
An independent review found the region's Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) group was not prepared, and the "worst case scenario" was not planned for.
Tue, Mar 26
MetService issued the alerts this morning but aren't expect to start until next week.
Sat, Mar 23
NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino spoke to Breakfast and explained why extra blankets may be needed this time of year.
Tue, Mar 19
Evacuation centres are open in Fiji and roads are closed as flooding followed heavy rain.
Sun, Mar 17
Auckland Airport could see a low of 9C overnight on Tuesday, while Whenuapai would drop to 7C.
MetService meteorologist John Law said cold air was working its way up the South Island into the weekend.
Sat, Mar 16
There were reports of 10-centimetre hail, nearly softball-size, in one town.
Fri, Mar 15
Timaru woke up to an unusually hot morning with temperatures hitting 27 degrees Celsius at 6am, soaring from 19C at 4.30am.
Mon, Mar 11
The highest temperature recorded over summer was 37C.
Wed, Mar 6
There have been several instances of weather-related disruption across the lower North and South Island today.
Mon, Mar 4
It is a very windy and wet start to the week for many.
MetService said snow may even fall further south as temperatures plummet.
Sun, Mar 3
Farmers dealing with the mental challenge of dry conditions, as well as practical problems such as dwindling grass growth and extra work feeding animals.
Sat, Mar 2
It'll start to feel a lot like autumn this weekend.
Thu, Feb 29
MetService said water could run off and pool on the hard, dry ground, meaning a chance of flooding in some places.
Sun, Feb 25
Parts of the South Island are under an orange weather warning as a front moves northeast across southern and central New Zealand.
Sat, Feb 24
It was feared the Hastings District Council would reverse its initial decision to pay for East Coast residents whose homes were damaged in the disaster.
Tue, Feb 20
One woman was stuck in her wheelchair as floodwaters rose to her neck during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Sydney has been hit by approximately 75,000 lightning strikes in three hours.
Mon, Feb 19
Severe weather is set to strike parts of the South Island today, according to MetService.
MetService has issued a number of orange strong wind warnings.
Sun, Feb 18
NIWA said some areas of the country are the driest in a decade with little rain on the horizon in the next few weeks
Sat, Feb 17
Iwi and hapū groups in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne are using environmental DNA testing systems to better understand the effects of cyclones on their eco-systems.
Wed, Feb 14