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Much needed rain – The Big Picture on Thursday
A high departs New Zealand to the east, while a warm front moves into the Tasman Sea – extending out…
Aviation: And the world’s safest airline is…
It’s the annual announcement every nervous flier awaits with interest: AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline award. This year the aviation analysts have…
UK: Wind power grows in record numbers
Wind power provided enough electricity to meet the annual needs of more than 8.25 million UK homes last year, figures…
More settled and sunny stuff – The Big Picture on Wednesday
On Wednesday we have an anticyclone sitting over New Zealand, and mainly settled and sunny weather to go along with…
A cool start – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on
It’s a chilly start to your Tuesday – mainly in the interior of the South Island, especially sheltered regions. Temperatures…
Sunny but cool – The Big Picture on Tuesday
A high pressure system sits over most of New Zealand, though the main centre of this high is out in…
Holiday rain offers no respite for NZ farmers
Days of widespread rainfall might have washed out the holidays for summer campers, but for farmers in many places it’s…
What we learned in 2015 – A mixed winter, too much variety in our weather and a nation of veggie growers
Continuing our review of some of the most popular poll stories in 2015, we looked back at what our readers…
Otago skies put on spectacular New Year lightshow
Southern stargazers saw in the new year with a spectacle far more impressive than any fireworks display as the Aurora…
Soaked campers abandon holiday spots as rain falls
Drenched campers have abandoned their holidays after driving rain soaked tents and flooded sites at some of the country’s most…
