Archives for August 2011
To snow or not to snow
A wintry snap is heading towards New Zealand but forecasters at WeatherWatch.co.nz are saying the chance of snow will be…
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 20 at Whakatane, Kawerau. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 6 at Milford Sound. Kaitaia : 18Whangarei…
Weather Video: Cold snap coming…but what about the snow?
NZHerald.co.nz and WeatherWatch.co.nz team up to bring you the very latest on the incoming cold snap. While snow is predicted…
End of days already? No, just better technology
Were the Mayans right in their prediction that the world will come to an end in 2012? Maybe it’ll be…
4.7 and 4.0 tremors shake Christchurch
A few minutes ago, a 4.7 aftershock shook parts of Christchurch and was felt as far away as Timaru and…
August polar blast contributes to flu epidemic
Hospitals are overloaded with patients suffering flu-like and respiratory illnesses. The epidemic is blamed in part on the icy cold…
Irene’s death toll now 29; Flooding ongoing
The skies may have cleared, but an assessment of the storm’s damage has only just begun. As a much-weakened Irene…
First day of spring to kick off with snow
UPDATED 8:38am — Thursday is the first official day of Spring in New Zealand but Winter is going to remind…
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 22 at Whangarei. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Gore. Kaitaia : 18Whangarei : 22Auckland…
Mixed weather conditions across NZ
Weather conditions are fairly varied across New Zealand this afternoon as warm, humid, northerlies affect the north and cool southerlies…
