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Drought zones extend across North Island (+Map)
Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay regions today by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. The area covered…
Tropical Cyclone likely north of NZ this weekend
WeatherWatch.co.nz weather forecasters are continuing to monitor a developing low in the Coral Sea north west of New Zealand where a tropical…
Drought declared “north of the Harbour Bridge”
The Minister of Primary Industries Nathan Guy last week officially declared a state of drought for rural areas north of the…
1 dead after possible Great White shark attack at Muriwai
Updated 3:54pm — At 1.24pm a member of the public standing on rocks at the south end of Muriwai Beach…
50 houses evacuated due to Auckland scrub fire
At least 50 houses have been evacuated following a scrub fire in South Auckland this afternoon. Two ambulances are on…
Significant North Island rain could be more than a week away
A few showers here and there aren’t going to help. WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters think it will be several more days before…
Taupo scrub fire threatens buildings
A scrub fire which has broken out in Taupo is endangering buildings. Fire Service northern communications shift manager Steve…
Australian smoke creates bronze skies over NZ (+Photo & graphic)
WeatherWatch.co.nz readers from up and down the country, mainly the North Island, are reporting a hazy orange/bronze tinge in the sky Saturday –…
Sunday will be mainly hot and mainly dry for the NI
High pressure will continue to keep much of the North Island hot and dry on Sunday. That doesn’t mean the…
Plane crash at Dairy Flat a “false alarm”
Updated – Emergency services are heading home from Auckland’s Dairy Flat after failing to find any wreckage of a plane…
