The South Island city of Nelson has been hardest hit, with hundreds of homes evacuated during the week and some rendered uninhabitable. Towns in the North Island have also been cut off as floods submerged roads and homes. At the same time, several areas of the North Island saw record temperatures for August, including Auckland Airport at 21C and Gisborne at 22.6C. It was the hottest August day on record for many spots today, 🌔 21.0°C at Auckland Airport 🌔22.8°C at Whangārei🌔21.4°C at Whanganui🌔22.6°C at Gisborne And Wellington Airport equaled its highest temperature of 18.3C in the early hours. — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 ā€œThings ahead look very different to last week,ā€ the Metservice forecaster said in a post on Twitter. ā€œMost of the precipitation activity is still mainly in the west, but with much lower accumulations.ā€ Things going forward look very different from last week Most of the rainfall activity is still mainly in the west, but with much smaller accumulations But keep an eye on Fiordland as weather systems bring potentially heavy rain to this corner of Aotearoa pic.twitter.com/6VbH2V8mYH — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 Earlier, he had said warnings and watch notices had been lifted after rain receded in northern and central regions. But there were about 100 new evacuations overnight, the New Zealand Herald reported. Kieran McAnulty, the emergency management minister, thanked those who helped with the rescue effort but added that recovering the area would be a ā€œlong and difficultā€ process. ā€œStates of emergency remain… in Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough and the West Coast,ā€ it said on Twitter. In the Tasman region bordering Nelson, a total of 508 homes had been evacuated, emergency authorities said. ā€œThis looks set to increase further,ā€ Nelson Tasman civil defense officials said on Facebook. Overnight rainfall had widened flooding in the Cannan-Upper Takaka area and the Richmond Ranges, they added. A warning for heavy rain remains in place for southern Fiordland in the South Island. ā€œA number of fronts are expected to affect Fiordland from this evening to Sunday morning, bringing a spell of heavy rain,ā€ the Metservice said on its website. Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, said affected New Zealanders were in their thoughts. ā€œSeeing the devastation caused by the floods in New Zealand is a reminder of the herculean effort we must all make to protect our planet,ā€ the royal couple tweeted.


title: “New Zealand Rain Falls But Parts Of North Island Hit Record Heat For August New Zealand Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Anthony Thierry”


The South Island city of Nelson has been hardest hit, with hundreds of homes evacuated during the week and some rendered uninhabitable. Towns in the North Island have also been cut off as floods submerged roads and homes. At the same time, several areas of the North Island saw record temperatures for August, including Auckland Airport at 21C and Gisborne at 22.6C. It was the hottest August day on record for many spots today, 🌔 21.0°C at Auckland Airport 🌔22.8°C at Whangārei🌔21.4°C at Whanganui🌔22.6°C at Gisborne And Wellington Airport equaled its highest temperature of 18.3C in the early hours. — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 ā€œThings ahead look very different to last week,ā€ the Metservice forecaster said in a post on Twitter. ā€œMost of the precipitation activity is still mainly in the west, but with much lower accumulations.ā€ Things going forward look very different from last week Most of the rainfall activity is still mainly in the west, but with much smaller accumulations But keep an eye on Fiordland as weather systems bring potentially heavy rain to this corner of Aotearoa pic.twitter.com/6VbH2V8mYH — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 Earlier, he had said warnings and watch notices had been lifted after rain receded in northern and central regions. But there were about 100 new evacuations overnight, the New Zealand Herald reported. Kieran McAnulty, the emergency management minister, thanked those who helped with the rescue effort but added that recovering the area would be a ā€œlong and difficultā€ process. ā€œStates of emergency remain… in Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough and the West Coast,ā€ it said on Twitter. In the Tasman region bordering Nelson, a total of 508 homes had been evacuated, emergency authorities said. ā€œThis looks set to increase further,ā€ Nelson Tasman civil defense officials said on Facebook. Overnight rainfall had widened flooding in the Cannan-Upper Takaka area and the Richmond Ranges, they added. A warning for heavy rain remains in place for southern Fiordland in the South Island. ā€œA number of fronts are expected to affect Fiordland from this evening to Sunday morning, bringing a spell of heavy rain,ā€ the Metservice said on its website. Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, said affected New Zealanders were in their thoughts. ā€œSeeing the devastation caused by the floods in New Zealand is a reminder of the herculean effort we must all make to protect our planet,ā€ the royal couple tweeted.


title: “New Zealand Rain Falls But Parts Of North Island Hit Record Heat For August New Zealand Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Priscilla Jansson”


The South Island city of Nelson has been hardest hit, with hundreds of homes evacuated during the week and some rendered uninhabitable. Towns in the North Island have also been cut off as floods submerged roads and homes. At the same time, several areas of the North Island saw record temperatures for August, including Auckland Airport at 21C and Gisborne at 22.6C. It was the hottest August day on record for many spots today, 🌔 21.0°C at Auckland Airport 🌔22.8°C at Whangārei🌔21.4°C at Whanganui🌔22.6°C at Gisborne And Wellington Airport equaled its highest temperature of 18.3C in the early hours. — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 ā€œThings ahead look very different to last week,ā€ the Metservice forecaster said in a post on Twitter. ā€œMost of the precipitation activity is still mainly in the west, but with much lower accumulations.ā€ Things going forward look very different from last week Most of the rainfall activity is still mainly in the west, but with much smaller accumulations But keep an eye on Fiordland as weather systems bring potentially heavy rain to this corner of Aotearoa pic.twitter.com/6VbH2V8mYH — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 Earlier, he had said warnings and watch notices had been lifted after rain receded in northern and central regions. But there were about 100 new evacuations overnight, the New Zealand Herald reported. Kieran McAnulty, the emergency management minister, thanked those who helped with the rescue effort but added that recovering the area would be a ā€œlong and difficultā€ process. ā€œStates of emergency remain… in Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough and the West Coast,ā€ it said on Twitter. In the Tasman region bordering Nelson, a total of 508 homes had been evacuated, emergency authorities said. ā€œThis looks set to increase further,ā€ Nelson Tasman civil defense officials said on Facebook. Overnight rainfall had widened flooding in the Cannan-Upper Takaka area and the Richmond Ranges, they added. A warning for heavy rain remains in place for southern Fiordland in the South Island. ā€œA number of fronts are expected to affect Fiordland from this evening to Sunday morning, bringing a spell of heavy rain,ā€ the Metservice said on its website. Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, said affected New Zealanders were in their thoughts. ā€œSeeing the devastation caused by the floods in New Zealand is a reminder of the herculean effort we must all make to protect our planet,ā€ the royal couple tweeted.


title: “New Zealand Rain Falls But Parts Of North Island Hit Record Heat For August New Zealand Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Christopher Tosten”


The South Island city of Nelson has been hardest hit, with hundreds of homes evacuated during the week and some rendered uninhabitable. Towns in the North Island have also been cut off as floods submerged roads and homes. At the same time, several areas of the North Island saw record temperatures for August, including Auckland Airport at 21C and Gisborne at 22.6C. It was the hottest August day on record for many spots today, 🌔 21.0°C at Auckland Airport 🌔22.8°C at Whangārei🌔21.4°C at Whanganui🌔22.6°C at Gisborne And Wellington Airport equaled its highest temperature of 18.3C in the early hours. — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 ā€œThings ahead look very different to last week,ā€ the Metservice forecaster said in a post on Twitter. ā€œMost of the precipitation activity is still mainly in the west, but with much lower accumulations.ā€ Things going forward look very different from last week Most of the rainfall activity is still mainly in the west, but with much smaller accumulations But keep an eye on Fiordland as weather systems bring potentially heavy rain to this corner of Aotearoa pic.twitter.com/6VbH2V8mYH — MetService (@MetService) August 20, 2022 Earlier, he had said warnings and watch notices had been lifted after rain receded in northern and central regions. But there were about 100 new evacuations overnight, the New Zealand Herald reported. Kieran McAnulty, the emergency management minister, thanked those who helped with the rescue effort but added that recovering the area would be a ā€œlong and difficultā€ process. ā€œStates of emergency remain… in Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough and the West Coast,ā€ it said on Twitter. In the Tasman region bordering Nelson, a total of 508 homes had been evacuated, emergency authorities said. ā€œThis looks set to increase further,ā€ Nelson Tasman civil defense officials said on Facebook. Overnight rainfall had widened flooding in the Cannan-Upper Takaka area and the Richmond Ranges, they added. A warning for heavy rain remains in place for southern Fiordland in the South Island. ā€œA number of fronts are expected to affect Fiordland from this evening to Sunday morning, bringing a spell of heavy rain,ā€ the Metservice said on its website. Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, said affected New Zealanders were in their thoughts. ā€œSeeing the devastation caused by the floods in New Zealand is a reminder of the herculean effort we must all make to protect our planet,ā€ the royal couple tweeted.