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Weather closes in across NZ – Gales in Dunedin, rain in west, warm in north
A low from Sydney is deepening in the Tasman Sea today and as it moves closer to the South Island…
Poll Results: New Zealanders say Winter 2016 was ‘pretty good’ overall
New Zealanders are giving the 2016’s run of warmer than average weather a big “thumbs up” according to our latest…
Visit our GeoNet page – track live quakes, view live tsunami charts
Following the Canterbury earthquakes earlier this decade WeatherWatch.co.nz worked closely with GeoNet to ensure quality reporting – and fast turn…
Civil Defence’s big long silence (again) – The simple fix for future tsunami risks
Most Read Story — On Friday morning it took almost an hour before the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency…
Tsunami warning now CANCELLED for NZ following M7.1 quake
UPDATED 8:32am — The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has CANCELLED a tsunami warning for marine and beach…
Severe 7.1 earthquake hits off East Cape, strongly felt in Auckland & Wellington
UPDATED 5:45am — A severe 7.1 earthquake has hit near East Cape. It took a full hour but New Zealand…
Map – 16 day rain outlook: West is wet, East is not
As we’ve been saying this week the first half of September looks warmer than average – and the spring westerly…
Spring starts with weather it normally ends with
Spring 2016 is underway across New Zealand but many regions could be forgiven for thinking it was the end of…
Pollen – is it driving you crazy?!
The pollen clouds have arrived and many of you aren’t happy! From sneezes and itchy eyes, to blocked noses, red…
Canterbury: We’re sorry, but drought conditions likely to worsen
It’s the headline we’ve been hoping to avoid all year – but the reality of a lack of winter rain…
