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VIDEO (NZ 7 Day): Polar air this weekend, subtropical next week for some

Snow, frosts and downpours continue around NZ going into the weekend as the polar airflow carries on until the start of next week. Low level snow showers are expected in the eastern South Island for a time, and around the ranges and mou...

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VIDEO: NZ – Cold air peaks on Saturday – snow, frost, showers & sunshine

Over Friday and Saturday the main pulse of wintry air moves over NZ with snow levels lowering to just 100…

VIDEO: Full details on Winter weather moving into NZ

Gales, heavy rain, snow, large waves and a big temperature drop – that’s the forecast for a number of regions…

NZ VIDEO: Here. Comes. Winter!

Snow to low levels, thundery downpours and a big temperature drop is on the way for NZ later this week…

VIDEO: ClimateWatch: June sees big highs, but more breaks in between

AUSTRALASIA — There’s plenty of high pressure still coming in to Australia and New Zealand over the next few weeks…

VIDEO: NZ 7 Day: King’s Bday weekend + Winter arrives!

The long weekend is here and with it comes the official start of winter on the meteorological calendar. The weather…

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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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