People were packing their trolleys with non-perishables, food, and bottled water.

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

The big wet has arrived with a vengeance, and it's not done with New Zealand yet.

Waharau community will be isolated by landslip and bridge closure.

Cyclone Debbie looked like "garbage" until one factor made a storm-chaser take notice.

Batten down the hatches, another southern storm bears down on the country.

Holiday makers heading for the beach today are being warned about big swells down the East Coast.

Bad weather is hammering the West Coast and drifting north today.

Temperatures around the country are expected to fall to the low twenties and high teens today after highs of up to 29C yesterday.

A front made its icy way up the country, bringing with it snow, sleet and freezing cold temperatures with winds of up to 120km/h.

The sodden north is cleaning up after yesterday's rain, but more is expected today.

While some areas can expect showers, many places will be bathed in sunshine as we welcome daylight savings.

More than 400 people were evacuated from flood-hit homes in lower North Island towns across Taranaki, Horowhenua, Manawatu, Rangitikei and Whanganui over the weekend.

New Zealanders have been smashed by cold and wet weather with parts of the country blanketed in snow.

Ski fields around the country are experiencing their first rounds of snowfall for the year and some could be in for a snowier season than last year.

Wild weather which caused havoc across the North Island this week has made way for cooler temperatures and southerly winds.

Police said the body of the 80-year-old man was found near a car submerged in water, with its keys in the ignition, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Petone.

Sunnier skies are expected for many next week, but Wellington has been warned of more heavy rain in the next day - another test for Wellington’s infrastructure.

After years of threatening to inject its unwelcome wet and dry extremes into our climate, the chances of El Niño shaking up weather are now greater than ever, scientists say.

Winter is coming slowly in Auckland as May got off to an unusually warm start thanks to mild northerlies sweeping across the top of the north island.

Heavy rain and strong gales are expected to blast parts of central and southern New Zealand today.

Torrential rain will pound parts of the country this week as the remnants of the deadly storm that hit Queensland recently makes its way across the Tasman.

Gale-force north-easterly gusts of wind downed trees and signs, punched out office windows and tore vessels from their harbour moorings in Auckland today.

A high pressure system sitting over New Zealand is keeping the large storm battering New South Wales at bay - but is only days away from hitting New Zealand.

A second intense low pressure system is set to hit New South Wales bringing thunderstorms and heavier rain than yesterday.

Warmer temperatures today will lead to more cold, wet weather for both islands this weekend.

The cold snap that left much of the country shivering is now on its way out, but don't celebrate too soon: a wet weekend is on the cards.

A Bay of Plenty skipper who had not been heard from since Cyclone Pam hit has phoned home to his family, safe and well in Vanuatu.

Tens of thousands took advantage of the sun during another event-filled Auckland weekend.