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June 2015 New Zealand Storm
A period of extreme weather affected many areas of New Zealand during the period 18-23 June. There was heavy snow in the South Island followed by severe frosts, and severe flooding in western areas of the South and North Islands.
May 2015 Wellington Flooding
Very heavy rain from a strong moist northwest flow caused rivers and streams to rise rapidly, and resulted in surface flooding and slips on the Kapiti Coast and Wellington.
March 2014 Canterbury and Lower North Island Storm
A deep low to the east of the South Island moved slowly northwards during the period 3-5 March. The very strong winds caused lots of damage, and brought down power lines, cutting the power supply to thousands of homes. Heavy rain caused flooding in Christchurch.
September 2013 New Zealand Storm
An active front crossed New Zealand during the period 10-12 September. The front was preceded by a very strong northwest flow, with very heavy rain and thunderstorms. The very strong winds caused lots of damage, blew vehicles off roads, and brought down power lines, cutting the power supply to thousands of homes.
June 2013 New Zealand Storm
A very strong cold southerly flow swept over the country, bringing very heavy snowfall, heavy rain and gale force winds.
May 2013 New Zealand Storm
A deep low pressure system crossed New Zealand during the period 4-6 May, bringing stormy weather to many areas. Heavy downpours caused chaos around the country with power cut to hundreds of homes, buildings flooded and some flights suspended.
March 2012 North Island Storm
Heavy rain caused flooding and high winds caused damage and disruption in many North Island places. The worst affected areas were Northland, Gisborne, Taranaki, and Wellington.
March 2012 North Island Weather Bomb
High winds over one day caused damage and disruption in many North Island places. The worst affected areas were South Taranaki and lower North Island.
November 2011 West Coast Flooding and North Island Winds
Heavy rain brought flooding to the West Coast. There were also very high winds in Wellington and the Wairarapa.
August 2011 New Zealand Snowfall
Widespread snow in both islands caused much disruption: many roads were closed, schools were closed, CBD work was suspended in Christchurch, and power was cut to thousands of homes.
July 2011 New Zealand Snowfall
Widespread snow in both islands caused much disruption, with many roads closed, many flights to South Island airports cancelled.
April 2011 Hawke's Bay Flooding
A complex low pressure system resulted in a period of severe gales and heavy rain to many parts of the North Island. The worst affected area was central Hawke’s Bay, which suffered severe flooding.
January 2011 Upper North Island Flooding
Flooding resulted from rainfall from a large low pressure system passing over Auckland at the same time as it experienced a high tide.
September 2010 New Zealand Storm
Seven days of storms lashed the country. Heavy snow in the South Island caused heavy losses of stock to farmers. Flooding and high winds caused damage to roads and power lines.
May 2010 New Zealand Storm
There was heavy rain, flooding and snow falls throughout New Zealand from the 24th of May to the 31st of May. There was several millions of dollars worth of damage caused by the storm.
March 2010 Wellington and Southland High Winds
Gales have hammered buildings, toppled trees and caused flight cancellations in Wellingtonand about 200 trampers in Fiordland National Park braced themselves as gales, heavy rain and flooding damaged bridges, tracks and huts.
March 2010 Wellington and Marlborough Storm
A southerly front moved up the South Island towards Wellington where high winds damaged powerlines and blew trees over roads and railway lines. Wellington was also hit by a tornado.
June 2009 South Island Snowstorm
A very cold southerly storm produced heavy snowfall in Otago, Southland and Fiordland on 16 June 2009.
May 2009 Lower North Island and South Island Snow
Snow fell to low levels in parts of the central and lower North Island and the South Island. Hail and strong southerly winds were also experienced. A teenager died while hunting in the snow in Canterbury. In the Waikato, four people died and three were injured in a car crash in poor weather conditions.
May 2009 New Zealand Cold Snap
A cold snap brought cold temperatures, hail and ice to parts of the North Island, with snow in the Central North Island. Snow and high winds were experienced in the South Island. Four people were injured and one killed in traffic accidents on icy roads and two boys had hypothermia when they were resuced from the snow in the Ruahine Ranges.
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