Rural Weather News and Information

Eager shoppers hoping to beat the Christmas rush were queuing outside Sylvia Park before the mammoth-sized mall opened this morning.Meanwhile, it's pandemonium this afternoon at the nation's other big shopping centres, many of which...

Kiwis can celebrate the start of the weekend and Christmas break with a "well deserved break of fine and calm weather", MetService says.Auckland can expect a top of 21C today as chilly southerly winds keep temperatures "modest"...

Brush the dust off the lawn games and get your togs and towels ready New Zealand, Christmas Day is likely to be a scorcher - for most of the country anyway. Aucklanders can expect the miserable weather to clear by the end of the...