Low pressure system funnels rain over already saturated areas, compounding risk of further flooding ...

SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread ...

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says that the country is "heavy with grief" after the "profound tragedy" of ...

SYDNEY - New Zealand's weather forecaster on Sunday (Feb 15) warned of intensifying heavy rain and severe gales for the ...

Floods cause power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and are linked to the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged on a highway.

MetService has issued multiple orange heavy rain and strong wind warnings from Sunday morning through to Monday evening.

Towns across the North Island and upper South Island have copped gale force winds and heavy rain over the past 24 hours, with ...