Archives for November 2010
Summer today, winter tomorrow
Southland and Central Otago are enjoying another scorching hot day under clear skies and warm winds. Last night at 9pm…
Farmers told to be ready for drought
Farmers are being advised to draw up contingency plans as summer approaches, a La Nina weather pattern grips the country…
Is Northland drier than this time last year?
Some quite striking stats have come out about October’s weather in Northland, compared to this time last year, reports Country99TV and…
Fire from lightning strike kills 7 at nursery party in South Africa
A fire caused by a lightning strike killed seven people — including a 4-year-old child — at a nursery school…
Sunday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 32 at Murchison. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 17 at Haast. Kaitaia : 25 Whangarei…
Blog: The state of our TV Weather presentations
Many New Zealanders say they find TV weather presentations average or too confusing according to a poll this week by…
Earthquake jolts lower North Island
An earthquake measuring 5.4 has hit 10kms north west of Masterton this afternoon reports WeatherWatch.co.nz. GeoNet confirmed the quake as…
Lightning possible cause of airport blackout
The power failure at Auckland airport could have been caused by lightning strikes Lightning strikes could be to blame for…
Tropical Latest – Depression may not bring rain to NZ
It’s not the news northerners will be wanting but with every computer model update the chances of rain reaching New…
Search to resume for Air France 447
CNN — A new operation will begin next year to find the debris of Air France Flight 447, which mysteriously crashed…
