Archives for April 2011
Upper North Island may be in for drenching
A week of rain and showers could be the weather forecast for Auckland, Northland, Coromandel, BOP and Waikato next week…
Civil Defence cleaning up after Christchurch flooding
Civil Defence sucker trucks are busy cleaning up some Christchurch streets after more flooding in the eastern suburbs last night….
Easter weekend weather: Sun and rain
This month there has been no shortage of long, sunny, spells – but Easter Weekend isn’t shaping up to be…
Winter rains could affect CHCH hillside suburbs
Heavy rain throughout winter could see dangerous boulders continue to threaten Christchurch’s hilly suburbs. Civil Defence National Controller John Hamilton…
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Bay of Islands. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Milford Sound. Kaitaia…
Christchurch flooding abates
The Civil Defence is working to stem flooding near the Avon River mouth to the estuary in Christchurch today. Sump…
Coldest April day in at least a decade for Brisbane
Most areas across southeast Queensland have just felt their coldest April day in at least a decade as a thick…
Clear skies short lived despite anticyclone
Within 24 hours many places have gone from wintry and stormy to sunny and calm after a ridge of high…
Cold, clear, start to Tuesday
As expected Tuesday is kicking off with the opposite weather conditions to yesterday – apart from the cold. Clear skies…
Geologist claims ‘retreat’ from hillside homes needed
Many hillside homes in Christchurch will have to be abandoned because of a risk of rockfalls causing more damage or…
