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Looking back: Big snow of 1992
Cantabrians awoke to find their region blanketed in snow. ‘The Big Snow’, as the 1992 storm came to be known,…
Looking back : Southland floods 1984
In late January 1984, devastating floods struck communities in Invercargill and nearby Southland. The cause was a combination of north-westerly…
Canterbury Nor’ wester: A personal story
An often unforgiving wind in the mainland is the Canterbury Nor’ wester, which can at times affect the psyche of…
A touch of frost
Cantabrians woke up to a frost this morning , with temperatures dropping below freezing at Christchurch airport. Further north and…
Snow warnings for south, farmers warned
A cold front is racing towards the South Island this afternoon with bitterly cold air behind it, prompting government forecaster…
Lets get ready to rumble!
The spring equinox is this morning which means the sun is now spending more time in the Southern Hemisphere than…
Thunderstorms & hail clear Christchurch
Thunderstorms and hail rumbled across Christchurch and surrounding areas early Tuesday afternoon. Unstable weather conditions produced large showers across Canterbury however…
“Freakish” heat in the South Island
A nor’wester has caused temperatures to soar across parts of the South Island this morning. WeatherWatch.co.nz weather analyst Richard Green describes…
Winds up, Rain hits Canty
Strong winds hit a fair chunk of the North Island and northeastern parts of the South Island overnight. Surprisingly, heavy…
Winds build in the south
Winds are gaining in strength over the South Island this morning, as an approaching depression deepens in the Tasman sea….
