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Explosive fire risk for eastern areas
Fire authorities in the Gisborne-East Coast region are warning the fire risk there has reached explosive levels. The tinder-dry region…
Heavy showers not the silver bullet
The skies are finally opening up over Auckland and parts of Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Northland tonight, but it’s…
Windy in Auckland and Wellington, little rain
Strong winds have moved in to the North Island’s two main centres this afternoon. In Auckland winds are gusting to…
Fatal aircrash near Whangarei – strong winds at the time
A man has died after his plane crashed near Whangarei. A small plane with as taking off at Marsden Cove…
Big dry remains in Auckland, Northland despite tropical storms
Bone dry regions Auckland and Northland are in for at least another 10 days of dry weather despite tropical storms…
Big waves easing along Hawkes Bay coast
High tide has come and gone along the Hawke’s Bay coast, without incident, after more than 20 homes were evacuated…
Thunderstorms rumble off Auckland’s west coast
A patch of aggressive thunderstorms is currently moving north out at sea off Auckland’s west coast. In the past hour…
3 week blaze still burning in Far North
Firefighters in Northland are still dampening down a huge fire that began three weeks ago. The 100 hectare blaze at…
Some rain falls in Northland
On the same day water restrictions were imposed in the Far North the clouds have formed and rain has started…
Record dry February for Aucklanders
Rainfall has been well below normal in most of the country, with Auckland having a record dry February. NIWA figures…
