Met Service
Brief respite before wind returns
It was certainly a wild and windy weekend for many parts of the country with gusts in some gusts being recorded close to 200 kilometres per hour. And while there was a lull in those strong winds today… Audio
When plans change
Not everything goes to plan on research trips. And when the trip is to a remote island aboard a navy ship designed to help with disaster relief, and happens to overlap with one of the worst weather… Audio
Heavy rain causing disruption across country
Flooding has led to road closures, caused sewage overflows and bad weather has helped cancel 60 flights at Wellington Airport. Other regions are bracing for intensified downpours. Video
Aotearoa's wild weather
Few conversations in Aotearoa pass without some reference to the weather. Is the rain coming in? Is the wind direction changing? Can the barbeque go ahead? Meteorologist and Head of Weather… Audio
Severe weather update with Philip Duncan
It's going to be a weekend of wet and wild weather in Canterbury. Philip Duncan joins the show for an update on what's happening in southern and central Canterbury and what people can expect from here… Audio
World Weather
We talk world weather with meteorologist Erick Brenstrum - one of his topics tonight is the weather associated with grounding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez canal. Audio
MetService delivers its forecast for the Labour Day weekend
Many people are expected to head away for the weekend and Labour Day Monday, with police warning drivers to be patient on the congested roads.
But what will the weather have in store for us?
Māni… Audio
South Island gets relief from snowy blast from tonight
The South Island will have to deal with freezing temperatures until tonight, when north westerly winds are expected to bring warmer weather.
Farmers in Otago and Southland say this week's heavy snow… Audio
MetService - the week ahead
We cross live to the MetService to get the weather for the week ahead. Audio
MetService - the weekend's weather
We cross to a MetService forecaster to get the weekend's weather. Audio
Taxpayers are paying twice for weather forecasts
Why do two separate, government-funded bodies spend taxpayer money producing similar weather forecasts? Audio
Phillip Duncan: 'Polar blast threat not unusual'
Weatherwatch analyst Phillip Duncan says people shouldn't read too much into reports of a rare stratospheric warming over Antarctica causing havoc with New Zealand weather over the coming days. Audio
Snow closes roads, schools and isolates towns
Many people around the South Island woke to a winter wonderland this morning that closed roads, schools and isolated towns. Video, Audio
Five northern centres experience driest first half year on record
The usually wet winter months are proving particularly dry this year - with parts of the country recording their driest January to June on record. The lack of rain has left Auckland's water supply… Audio
MetService: Severe weather coming to South Island
Heavy rain is battering the west of the South Island, with forecast warnings of up to half a metre of rain along parts of the Main Divide. A strong wind warning is also in place for many places across… Audio
Beating up the heating up?
If ever the weather deserves to hog the headlines, it’s when record high temperatures roll in and a bona fide heatwave has us in its grip. But did the media over-egg a story which mostly spoke for… Audio
Spring hasn't sprung - there's a cold snap coming
The South Island will see snow, rain and lots of cold wind late on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the North Island will also feel the bite, with a high of 13 and a chance of hail. MetService meteorologist… Video, Audio
Authorities defend warnings given for storm in Auckland
Many Aucklanders say they didn't receive enough warning and were left unprepared for the severity of last night's storm, but emergency management and MetService has defended their response. Audio
Checkpoint weather: Tuesday, 10 April
The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Checkpoint weather: Wednesday 14 March
The latest weather forecast with MetService Meteorologist Angus Hines. Video, Audio