Dry end to wet month
NZPA - Thursday August 28, 03:58 PM
It has been one wet month, but the last weekend of August should give the country a chance to dry out a little.

Call-in board of wind farm inquiry named
NZPA - Thursday August 28, 11:25 AM
A judge, landscape architect, engineer and environmental law expect have been appointed to consider the proposed Contact Energy wind farm near Raglan.

Mallard calls in Contact Energy wind farm project
NZPA - Wednesday August 27, 09:59 AM
Environment Minister Trevor Mallard says he intends to call in Contact Energy's proposal for a 180-turbine wind farm near Raglan to be considered by an independent board of inquiry.

Rain easing in soggy north Canterbury
NZPA - Tuesday August 26, 05:59 PM
A north Canterbury settlement has been evacuated after the Kahutara River burst its banks.

Heavy rain to continue - Metservice
NZPA - Monday August 25, 06:35 PM
Two months of rain is expected to fall in two days in Kaikoura and North Canterbury, causing slips and prompting the activation of emergency operation centres.

Heavy rain warning for BOP, northern South Island
NZPA - Saturday August 23, 09:16 PM
The MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough and the Kaikoura Coast for tomorrow.

Turoa claims largest snow base ever
NZPA - Tuesday August 19, 04:41 PM
Mt Ruapehu is claiming the biggest snow base ever recorded for a New Zealand skifield with over 4.5m of snow on the ground.

Snow forces closure of Canterbury roads
NZPA - Tuesday August 19, 09:30 AM
Christchurch City Council says many roads around Banks Peninsula and Port Hills have been closed by snow and ice as the country remains shivering beneath the cold snap which descended last week.

Stormy weather and snow to continue
NZPA - Tuesday August 19, 07:01 AM
The storms which have lashed New Zealand with snow and ice over the past week have returned, with snow falling in areas of the Wellington region and on the Desert Road last night.

Massive snow dump creates problems
NZPA - Monday August 18, 02:19 PM
The North Island is now feeling the effects of the huge snow dump which has created hazardous conditions in the Southern Alps.