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Videos: All eyes on the tropics north of New Zealand
This weekend sees a mix of sunny, potentially hot, weather – but also a lot of cloud and rain or…
Thunderstorms again overnight for North Island
A band of heavy, possibly torrential, rain is expected along the western and northern sides of NZ overnight tonight and…
Intense thunderstorms boom across lower North Island
Updated 7:25pm — A narrow band of thunderstorms and torrential rain is moving slowly up the lower North Island and…
Video – Gales head north
A fierce front that wreaked havoc in the South Island with strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain has the North…
Drought still felt on NZ farms
Last Summers’ drought is being felt keenly by meat processors this Spring, as fewer animals are going through plants as…
More ‘angry birds’ spotted in Auckland
There has been an increase in sightings of so-called “angry birds” around Auckland, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. The…
Moist sou’easters finally drying out
A showery south east wind flow across the North Island is today finally drying out after several days of the wind…
Mild Waikato winter good for grass…and milk
Mild winter conditions have increased both farm sales and prices, and according to milk processors in the Waikato, it’s easy to…
White Island erupts (+ photo)
White Island erupted this morning, GNS Science has confirmed. White plumes of smoke were seen rising from the volcano off…
Severe quakes rock central NZ, aftershocks continue all night
The severe earthquake which rocked the upper South Island and lower North Island Friday afternoon sent workers in Wellington running…
