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MetService weather update: August 12, 2026
MetService weather update: August 12, 2026. Video / MetService
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Five international flights delayed as fog hits Auckland Airport
Eight regional domestic flights were cancelled.
Orange rain warning: Up to 50mm more forecast for Eastern Bay of Plenty
The warning remains in force until 4am tomorrow.
Fijian rugby player, 26, dies after suspected heatstroke in Japan
The 26-year-old fell ill after a team practice in Fukuoka on Monday.
Heavy rain watches issued as cold snap ends
MetService has issued the watches for Northland and Bay of Plenty.
Unprecedented El Niño 'just getting started', Kiwis warned to prepare
Farmers and people on tank water are being urged to plan for dry months ahead.
Napier shivers through its second coldest August morning ever recorded
Hawke's Bay Airport fell to -3.5C, its coldest August temperature in more than 50 years.
Frosty at your place? Mercury plummets ahead of dramatic weekend switch
This week's cold snap drove New Zealand's highest-ever electricity peak.
Morning power shortage warning as temps plunge below zero, frosts in 'winterless north'
Energy Minister Simeon Brown says electricity supply is tight this morning.
Coldest nights of year ahead as Auckland tipped to hit -2C
Some parts of Auckland will experience temperatures dropping below zero.
Rural Gisborne wakes to dusting of snow with a forecast of colder nights ahead
Snow flurries are possible above 500m in Tairāwhiti this morning.
Transpower issues power warning amid polar blast
The national grid operator identified a possible shortfall from 7.30am to 8.30am Friday.
MetService morning weather update: August 5, 2026
MetService morning weather update: August 5, 2026.
Snow, ice closes Desert Rd as polar blast heads north, Remutaka Hill reopens
The main eastern route out of Wellington has now reopened.
NZTA warns biggest road hazard is just beginning as polar plunge sweeps north
Freezing temperatures are here as the Antarctic blast sweeps the country.
Snow falls in Wellington
Light snow falls in Wellington. Video / Melissa Nightingale, Max Reed, Mark Mitchell, Supplied
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Watch: Daredevil snowboarder hits the makeshift slopes of Dunedin snowy streets
Traffic cameras show central Dunedin intersections covered in snow.
Students ski and snowboard down Dunedin street
The hills of Dunedin have transformed into a slope amid snowfall and plummeting temperatures in the city. Video / Caitriona MacTaggart
MetService morning weather update: August 4, 2026
MetService morning weather update: August 4, 2026. Video / MetService
Snow, road warnings and ferry cancellations as polar blast hits
Road snowfall warnings cover four key routes as snow levels drop.
‘Just trying to survive’: Mothers plead for help for trapped Kiwi hikers
Flooding and landslides have made their exit route impassable.
'It was very exaggerated': Air NZ flight aborts Queenstown landing
The Airbus A320 diverted to Christchurch to refuel before returning to Auckland.
MetService morning weather update: August 3, 2026
MetService morning weather update: August 3, 2026. Video / MetService
Two die after helicopters collide in mid-air fighting Greece wildfires
The two helicopters were battling a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens.
‘Bitterly cold’: North Island faces -4C lows as southerly blast sweeps NZ
Incoming chill will be notable even by midwinter standards, MetService says.
Auckland set for frosty start to Sunday as temperatures plunge across NZ
Conditions will be colder than usual as a chilly southerly spreads across the country.
July to be England’s driest on record
Drought was declared across seven areas of central, eastern and southern England.