Archives for August 2014
Cold, windy, showery end to week but a high Monday
The final surge of cold air from this weeks southerly airflow pushes across New Zealand over the next two days…
Chch council to decide on flood repair measures
The Christchurch City Council will decide today whether to sign off remaining funds for short term fixes to the city’s…
Flood recovery in far north highlights plight of small communities
Community leaders are appealing to the Government to come to the rescue, and help fix deteriorating infrastructure in the north…
Burst of gales moving north today
Updated 2:20PM — Thunderstorms and hail have hit the Capital this afternoon. As of 2:20pm the thunderstorms with heavy rain…
Thursday’s national forecast
A front races north over the country today and with it comes strong winds and cold temperatures. Auckland & Northland…
Weather Video: Southerly system brings winds
A southerly system is moving northwards with strong winds, hail and more rain and showers – but high pressure is…
Strong winds, hail and some snow on the table for Thursday
The weather sure is looking to step up a notch on Thursday across New Zealand as a vigorous southwesterly front…
August ‘the new July’ for Remarkables
A new saying for ski field operators in deep south – August is the new July. The winter has been…
OPINION: Why the earth’s problem with ‘passing gas’ is getting worse
Note: Alan Weisman is the author of “Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?” (Little, Brown and Co)….
Settled weather on the horizon?
The weather has been chopping and changing a lot lately with wind, rain, sun, warmth and snow all in the…
