Westland, Nelson and South Canterbury are among the 12 regions of New Zealand that have their own regional anniversary days. But the Bay of Plenty, and everywhere north of Hawkes ...

A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for central North Island today. MetService said heavy showers were expected for Rotorua, inland Bay of Plenty, Waikato, northern Taranaki, Taupō and northern ...

Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike the central North Island.

In the January 2025 climate summary released today, NIWA said there were cooler-than-average temperatures across much of the ...

“There is also a moderate risk that some of these thunderstorms could become severe, producing localised downpours of 25 to 40mm/h. “Rainfall of this intensity can cause surface and/or flash flooding, ...

Bay of Plenty will play Hawke's Bay, and Tasman will meet Canterbury. In their last four Ranfurly Shield challenges, Taranaki have won it three times and had the upper hand from the get-go today.

For Christchurch's Show Day tomorrow Law is forecasting "a decent one". However, for those in Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and Auckland some heavy rain can be expected.

Areas planned to be mapped this summer included coastlines in Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke's ...

Curved like a smile across the North Island’s east coast, the Bay of Plenty and the string of towns threading its white-sand shorelines is a popular destination for New Zealanders, especially in ...

Wellington finished top of the Bunnings NPC ladder, sharing 40 points with Taranaki after the final round of play and, courtesy of its win over Taranaki earlier in the season took top place. A comfort ...