Heavy rain is on the cards for western and central parts of the North Island today, with heavy snow forecast for much of the South Island on Sunday.

Heavy rain is on the cards for western and central parts of the North Island today, with heavy snow forecast for much of the South Island on Sunday.

MetService has issued a strong wind warning for the lower North Island and parts of the South Island on Saturday.

A slow-moving front over the south of the South Island is bringing "significant" snow for Queenstown Lakes, Southland and inland Otago, as well as...

Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and across China's densely populated east coast hunkered indoors Monday as the strongest storm to hit since...

Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and across China's densely populated east coast hunkered indoors Monday as the strongest storm to hit since...

The Transport Agency is warning people to take caution on roads across the Central Otago area.

The Transport Agency is warning people to take caution on roads across the Central Otago area.

Auckland's power company is suggesting people charge their devices as weather-related outages affect north and western parts of the city.

The weather on Tuesday will be mostly clear, with occasional local cloud cover and possible isolated light rain in the western regions of the island....