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Archives for March 2014

POLL RESULTS – A reluctant transition…

The results of our latest reader poll are in, and it seems a reasonably even split between those who are…

Weather Video: Dry weather continues…

A few showers this weekend will likely brush Southland and parts of the West Coast – but for most other…

Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week

It’s been a busy week both in Australasia and abroad, with two major events dominating the headlines – the drought…

Saturday’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies over the upper North Island today while a west to northwest airflow flows over the rest of…

Drought stricken farmers urged – ‘talk to your bank’

Farmers in drought stricken parts of the North are being encouraged to speak to their banks openly, and sooner rather…

Friday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers the upper North Island tonight bringing mainly settled weather. Elsewhere has a gentle north to northwesterly airflow….

Autumn heralds cloudier mornings

Autumn weather is well and truly here – with cooler nights and cloudier mornings being some of the firts obvious…

Friday’s national forecast

Mostly sunny and settled across the country today with light winds as an anticyclone covers New Zealand, a few areas…

Thursday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies in the Tasman Sea pushing a gentle southwesterly airflow over New Zealand tonight, conditions are mainly settled…

Environment: Has Fukushima radiation reached New Zealand?

Scientists are to check whether New Zealand muttonbirds that spend the winter off the coast of Japan have been exposed…