Today, after a three-month open beta period, MetService - New Zealand’s national weather authority - has launched its new website. Metservice.com is one of the most popular New Zealand based websites, ...

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Powerful winds and rain as a deep low-pressure system moves across the country today (Thursday). An Orange Strong Wind ...

Motorists travelling across South Island alpine passes are being warned to expect possible disruption from tonight, with ...

Should I Seal (SIS) is an innovative new online tool designed to provide clear advice to Downer’s roading sector on when to spray bitumen emulsion. A collaborative journey between Road Science and ...

A heavy orange rain warning in force for the Bay of Plenty has been moved forward. A warning had been issued yesterday for ...

Kiwis heading out for weekend sports have been warned to rug up for frosty conditions, with some centres recording their coldest temperatures of the year t ...

Wellington is bracing for “significant” swells tomorrow, with Cook Strait sailings cancelled and forecasters saying the waves will be in a range they’ve rarely seen. MetService has put out a heavy ...

Claims that weather forecasters are restricting data will be thrust under the government spotlight in a review launched by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment. Weather forecasters ...

In a gloomy start to the week, several severe weather warnings have been issued, with high winds and heavy rain expected from late Monday into early Wednesday. MetService said a front was moving east ...

MetService said this afternoon that weather radar had detected severe thunderstorms near the Kaweka Range and the Kaimanawa ...

MetService announced today that it has acquired a 49% share in leading New Zealand oceanographic consultancy, MetOcean Solutions Ltd. MetService chief executive Peter Lennox said, “Our international ...