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Daily downpours, some with thunder, next four days ahead (+4 Maps)
New Zealand is facing days of afternoon downpours, mainly inland, and this will make for a wetter than average week…
Why NZers shouldn’t be surprised we have spring-like weather until Christmas
The days before Christmas are now appearing in the long range computer models and a theme is becoming clear: we…
Daily heavy afternoon downpours for the next week ahead
The big high rolling in to New Zealand is complicated and will also be oddly dragging with it some sinking…
NZ this week: High pressure that has sprung a leak (+4 Maps)
High pressure looks set to dominate New Zealand this week but it comes with a catch – it will have…
PHOTOS: Kind hearted Cop stops Auckland motorway traffic to protect ducklings
Aucklanders are used to traffic problems but this morning it was a group of cute little ducklings that saw drivers…
Weather Video: High pressure this week has a puncture = daily downpours
A large area of high pressure is around New Zealand for the next several days but it comes with a…
Weather Video: High pressure on the way, drier than average too
New Zealand is finally entering into a calmer, quieter, drier phase of weather following three very large lows over the…
High pressure arrives on Friday, but this spring pattern will likely linger until Christmas (+3 Maps)
Find yourself reaching for an extra blanket? Perhaps the heat pump switched back on again? Too cold for shorts? The…
Powerful and shallow 7.6 quake hits New Caledonia – NO TSUNAMI THREAT FOR NZ
UPDATED 5:51pm — A magnitude 7.6 quake, just 10kms deep (according to the USGS) has hit near Noumea, New Caledonia…
Maps (x4) – Temperatures compared to normal from Thursday to Sunday…cool then warm
We have a colder change spreading up the South Island today and the North Island on Thursday and will make…
