Rural Weather News and Information

A severe weather watch has been issued as Labour Day shapes up to be soggy and thundery for much of the North Island.Auckland, Northland, the Coromandel and Waikato are all due for rain as a slow-moving front drifts south today,...

Two kayakers were rescued this afternoon after getting caught up in bad weather in Wellington.Emergency services were called by nearby residents just after 12.30pm today.The duo, in a tandem kayak, were fighting 30-knot offshore...

As the long weekend wears on, Kiwis aren't being given much of a reprieve from the decidedly average weather gracing most of the country.High cloud and rain - which will become heavy in some places tomorrow - have marred the weekend...