Archives for October 2014
Kiwi helps crack ‘space wind’ mystery
A team of leading scientists, including a Kiwi, have gazed beyond our planet to solve a mystery phenomenon tampering with…
Coastguard reminds boaties – take care this Labour Weekend (and remember the new rules!)
With a mostly sunny long weekend coming up, we wanted to urge our readers to take care on the water…
Friday’s national forecast
Cold southwesterlies lie over the country today, showers affect most eastern parts and the west of the North Island for…
A change is on the way – Friday’s situation & outlook
Friday is looking like the day when this change we have been expecting finally shows up – with the colder…
El Niño ‘unlikely’ this year – Australian climate experts
Weather models are now showing an El Nino is unlikely to develop this year. Of the models surveyed by the…
Got Pinecones? Auckland Zoo needs them!
Auckland Zoo is asking people for dry and open pinecones to help feed and entertain their primates and other animals….
Civil Defence director praised for earthquake response
The man who oversaw the state of national emergency following the Canterbury earthquakes has been honoured in Christchurch. A function…
Passing fronts and warm in the east – the South Island’s Thursday outlook
Today sees the northwesterly airflow currently dominating New Zealand strengthen, though a frontal system is making progress towards the lower…
Thursday’s national forecast
A westerly quarter airflow increases over the country today, mainly regions still see sunny weather though with warm temperatures out…
Thursday’s North Island outlook – calm and collected
Heading into the first holiday weekend in what feels like forever, it’s looking like Thursday is going to serve up…
