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NZ VIDEO: Frosts & huge high pressure – August kicks off settled

Most places are dry over the weekend ahead – and next week too, as high pressure crosses NZ and dominates.  It’s a change from the wet and windy weather New Zealand has had lately. We have your NZ forecast through t...

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Tsunami Advisory issued for NZ – here’s what that means

A tsunami wave of 1.52 metres was recorded in Hawaii following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Russia which has created…

NZ VIDEO: A few thunderstorms, but frosts and high pressure returning

The weather around New Zealand remains unsettled for a couple more days but high pressure is returning – bringing South…

VIDEO: Today’s severe weather update + weekend outlook

We have the latest on severe weather risks moving into New Zealand for Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday for some…

NZ: Severe wind, heavy rain coming + outlook to Sunday

Winds are northerly and subtropical so it will be milder for many over Monday and Tuesday, with colder air returning…

NZ VIDEO: Milder weather coming, wind & heavy rain return next week

A burst of severe weather is expected in New Zealand around Tuesday and Wednesday next week bringing heavy rain back…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 7:28pm on Sat 2 August 2025
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WeatherWatchTV on YouTube climbs over 100K subscribers, joins global club of just 0.7%

WeatherWatchTV now has over 100,000 subscribers, larger than Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and far exceeding the NZ Government’s Niwa 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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