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Quake shakes East Coast
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the East Coast of the North Island this morning. The quake,…
Waiheke Island – Auckland’s bone dry paradise
It’s an island escape for holidaymakers and a number of Auckland employees but Waiheke has turned into a dry, brown,…
“Dust devil” lifts roofing iron in Papakura
Reports are coming in of a strong Willie Willie or “Dust Devil” in the South Auckland suburb of Papakura this…
Drought officially declared in Auckland, Waikato
Farmers in the Upper North Island are being encouraged to take immediate steps to manage a drought situation. The Waikato,…
Drought causing leaky water pipes
Auckland’s long dry summer is being blamed for an unusually high number of water leaks from cracking pipes. The Waitakere…
Drought creates feed shortage for winter
The drought hitting Northland farmers could not get much more serious, says Federated Farmers Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara Districts…
Will a tropical low hit us at Easter?
A deepening tropical low north of New Zealand is continuing to appear in our long range weather maps but the…
Auckland heading for driest quarter in more than 50 years
Auckland is headed for the driest three months since records began more than 50 years ago. Companies supplying tank water…
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…
