Aucklanders are waking up to heavy rain and gusty winds this morning as bleak, stormy conditions cloak the top of the North Island.

MetService says a new rain radar will get around the mountainous terrain and known blackspots in Nelson-Tasman, but its exact location is yet to be decided. The government said work would begin ...

A MetService rain radar map as of Tuesday morning. A heavy rain watch has been issued for north of Tokomaru Bay for a 24-hour period from 9am Wednesday. MetService has issued a severe weather warning ...

MetService has warned that possible severe thunderstorms and small tornadoes may strike this afternoon in the western parts of Northland and Auckland. It’s a good day to “keep an eye on the rain radar ...