Weather

We need a new way to talk about extreme weather

Climate change means discussing weather as “one-in-100-year events” doesn’t work anymore

Auckland flooding: Here's what you need to know

Auckland is in a state of emergency due to "unprecedented" flooding and rain.

Auckland gets over a month’s worth of rain in 10 hours

More than 4000 lightning strikes happened in one hour in Auckland and the lower North Island.

Wild weather is on the way as Cyclone Cody comes to NZ

If you're hoping for a weekend swim, you may be out of luck.

2021 was New Zealand’s hottest year on record - NIWA

It says the trend "is consistent with the overall pattern of global warming".

Hundreds evacuated in South Island after a weekend of severe rain and flooding

Hundreds of people have spent another night away from their homes on the South Island’s West Coast.

A weather expert explains how severe floods are linked to climate change

This article was originally published on the 5th of May 2021. 

The heavy rainstorm we saw in Canterbury in May has been called a one-in-100-year downpour, but…