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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.
October 2010 Gisborne Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslip across many roads in Gisborne.
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.
August 2010 Bay of Plenty Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Whakatane and 15 people were evacuated.
July 2010 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding and slips which blocked roads and interrupted power supplies.
June 2010 Upper North Island Flooding
Torrential rain in the upper North Island resulted in about 80 evacuations in the Bay of Plenty area and closed roads due to floodwater and slips.
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.
May 2010 Tasman-Nelson Flooding
There were thunderstorms across New Zealand and a tornado in Taranaki which caused some damage. Tasman-Nelson was hit with heavy rain which caused flooding in the Tapawera area. 22 households were evacuated.
April 2010 Southland Flooding
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.