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Snow has closed the Desert Road
Snow and poor visibility has closed the Desert Road in the central North Island. Police say it is unclear when…
Snow warning for Nth Island drivers
Snow warnings are out for the Desert and Rimutaka Hill roads. MetService says snow could accumulate up to five centimetres…
Mostly fine for Fieldays
It’s the news farmers have been hoping for – a mainly fine forecast for Fieldays. The largest rural sector exhibition in…
Relief for rain-drenched BOP
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence officials waiting for heavy rainfall, breathed a sigh of relief today. Heavy rain, thunderstorms and…
Thunderstorms cross North Island
Thunderstorms crossed over Taranaki and Northland last night with a severe thunderstorm warning being issued around 1:20 this morning for…
Rimutaka highway opens but Desert road closes
The Rimutaka Hill Road (SH2) between Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa was closed early Tuesday evening after heavy snow started…
Desert Road re-opens…for now
The Desert Road on State Highway 1 in the central North Island has reopened but snow showers are continuing and…
Cold snap moving north
The centre of the large low pressure system that’s brought gales, thunder, snow, flooding and slips is about to cross…
Rain warnings create fresh flooding fears for BOP
Four new heavy rain warnings have today been issued by MetService promoting fresh concerns of further flooding, particularly in the…
Flooding risk for Napier and Hawkes Bay this evening
WeatherWatch.co.nz is monitoring heavy rain across Hawkes Bay this evening, as the threat of flooding continues to increase. A narrow…
