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Archives for September 2014

Sunday’s national forecast

A strong south west change sweeps across many parts of New Zealand today – which means more rain, showers, wind…

Weather Video: Election Weekend forecast

The weather forecast for election day is far from perfect but there will still be plenty of opportunities to get…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

What a week it’s been – and it’s far from over yet, as kiwis flock (or have flocked, depending on…

POLL: Spring temps – are you cutting down on heating?

Poll closes today — We’re nearly two weeks into spring and already we’re getting feedback from our readers around the…

Astronomy: The future of space travel is privatised (+VIDEO)

Boeing and SpaceX have been awarded contracts to become NASA’s space taxis, shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space…

Some snow for the South Island high country late Saturday

A cold southerly airflow pushes into the lower South Island on Saturday afternoon then moves north into Canterbury later in…

Friday’s national forecast

A front clears away from the North Island this morning with early rain easing to showers for most. A moderate…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A gusty northwesterly airflow lies over the country tonight, rain or showers for many western regions and mainly dry out…

Mexico: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm – thousands of stunned residents in its wake

The once-powerful Hurricane Odile weakened to a tropical storm as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula early…

Philippines: Thousands evacuated after ‘critical’ volcano alert

Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around an active volcano in the Philippines after the country’s seismology…