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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.
April 2013 Upper North Island and Nelson Storm
Clashes of cold southeasterly and warm northerly airmasses, from a large and complex low pressure system in the Tasman Sea, brought wet and unsettled weather to many areas of New Zealand. The worst weather during this period were very heavy rainfalls in the western Bay of Plenty on the 20th and in the Nelson region on the 21st.
December 2012 Auckland Tornado
Around midday on Thursday 6 December an active trough line passed slowly through Auckland. A thunderstorm in this line produced a tornado that touched down near Hobsonville and Whenuapai. After passing northwest Auckland, the line of showers continued on a southeast path that took it across northern Waikato, Bay of Plenty and across Mahia Peninsula
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.
December 2011 Tasman-Nelson Heavy Rain and Flooding
There was very heavy rain in Tasman-Nelson which resulted in flooding and numerous slips in the region.
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.
June 2011 Taranaki Tornado
A swarm of tornados struck North Taranaki (New Plymouth city, Bell Block and Omata) damaging property and causing power outage.
May 2011 Upper North Island Heavy Rain and Otago Strong Winds
Strong winds caused damage and disruption in Otago, and heavy rain caused disruption in the Upper North Island on 12 May 2011.
May 2011 Auckland Tornado
The tornado formed from a very active and well defined band of thunderstorm activity on the afternoon of the 3rd May 2011. The destructive tornado swept across Auckland's North Shore, leaving a trail of destruction from Albany to Glenfield.
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 Storm
Ex-tropical cyclone Wilma moved rapidly across the northeastern North Island on January 28 and 29, bringing very heavy rainfall and causing severe flooding and slips.
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.
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