Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

MetService expected five metre (16 foot) swells in the Cook Strait, the body of water between New Zealand’s two largest islands. About 1,000 properties were without electricity Thursday ...

New Zealand faced severe weather conditions, prompting a state of emergency in Christchurch due to heavy downpours and river overflows. Wellington experienced destructive gales, leading to flight ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wellington is New Zealand’s windiest city -- registering gusts at gale speeds of 63 kph (39 mph) on about half the days of the year. But Wellington’s emergency management chief, Dan Neely ...