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Before & after photos (x6) show White Island eruption captured by GNS cameras
At 2:10pm the volcano images at GeoNet show sunny blue skies over White Island. The violent eruption was a minute…
VIDEO: White Island weather update + NZ forecast to Saturday
We track the weather conditions around Bay of Plenty and White Island plus wind flows in the coming days. We…
Smoke smothers Sydney again, air pollution levels rocket (+Maps, Photo)
Australia has lighter winds over the fires but that is keeping smoke stuck over Sydney and other large parts of…
White Island death toll at 5, with 8 still missing + latest forecast
UPDATED 8:10am — The death toll at White Island / Whakaari in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region remains at…
Past 7 days rainfall + How much rain is coming this week (+5 Maps)
Some parts of NZ are drenched others are much drier and in need of rain. A several day deluge has…
Clearer skies, cooler air returns to NZ – drier trends return too (+8 Maps)
A cold front on Sunday delivered deluges across the North Island, helped clear smokey skies up and ushered the sub-tropical…
VIDEO: Clearer air for NZ, cooler nights ahead, but dry theme returns
We have a refreshing start to the working week with below average overnight lows, more normal daytime highs and dry…
Sunday’s national forecast – Some thunder and heavy downpours today
A cold front is moving up NZ and the warmer than average sub-tropical airflow is about to ease for a…
Aussie smoke impacts NZ’s air quality – clearer air pushing through Sunday (+5 Maps)
More smoke and dust from Australia continues to drift over New Zealand today but a change on Sunday may improve…
Updated: Rain, snow and wind maps (x5) next few days
Heavy rain continues on the West Coast and blustery winds in some areas as low pressure in the Southern Ocean…
