Archives for September 2011
NASA not sure where space junk will come down
A satellite whose orbit is degrading will fall back to Earth Friday afternoon US time (Saturday morning NZT), but only some…
Images of quake tragedy will help city
Members of the public have the chance to go behind the scenes and see previously unseen images of the Christchurch…
Weekend Weather: Sun, Showers and Snow
Another spring weekend is upon us and in true spring style we have a mixture of everything – from showers and…
Wintry reminder on the way for the south
A surge of cold air is likely to hit the South island later tomorrow and snow levels are likely to…
Falling satellite due to hit Friday
A 20-year-old NASA satellite the size of a bus that is heading for Earth is expected to hit tomorrow. NASA…
Tropical storm season peaks in Northern Hemisphere
September is the peak of the Northern Hemisphere Tropical Storm season and right now there are three storms roaring across the…
Thursday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 20 at Hanmer Springs Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Milford Sound Kaitaia : 17Whangarei…
NIWA happy with trial
NIWA says its experimental trials aimed at freeing Rotorua’s lakes of blue-green algae are working. Scientists have been working on…
Spring Equinox arrives
Today we’re into the Spring Equinox and it officially got underway during the early hours of this morning. For the…
Japanese typhoon Roke weakens
Typhoon Roke made landfall in central Japan, causing flooding and disrupting transport links as it weakened on a path toward…
