WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island's largest city, Christchurch ...

Ten weather-related callouts to Invercargill and a handful in Dunedin kept firefighters on their toes overnight .

Heavy downpours in Nelson and Westport today are causing widespread flooding as a weather system moves up the country. Fire ...

Orange heavy rain warnings have been issued for Buller, the Westland ranges, parts of Canterbury and parts of Otago from ...

New Zealand prepares for severe weather. MetService issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds. Buller, Westland, ...

WELLINGTON — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for Christchurch, South Island's largest city, while ...

Wellington residents have been told to seek shelter after MetService put out a rare wind warning, saying people face a threat to life from today’s “destructive” weather. The red level warning comes as ...

Gale force winds saw flights cancelled in Wellington and large swells pounded the coast. In the south, Christchurch experienced one of it's wettest days in history as heavy downpours drenched the ...

Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade on Thursday while a state of emergency was declared in parts of the South ...

The severe weather also brought ... residents to take the warnings seriously because the southerly tempest was unusually strong and could threaten lives, Radio New Zealand reported.

A search operation is under way for a British traveller who has gone missing in New Zealand. Eli Sweeting, who is 25 and ...

WELLINGTON — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for Christchurch, South Island's largest city, while forecasters ...