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Power outages, road closures, flight cancellations – Winds pound central NZ
The Rimutaka Hill Rd has closed, parliament’s weekly Cabinet meeting is at risk, flights have been cancelled and power has…
Burst of damaging winds for Central NZ
WeatherWatch.co.nz maintains the forecast we issued last week, that gale force winds would likely ramp up to severe gale (or hurricane…
Weather Video: Stormy spring weather moves in
Head weather analyst Philip Duncan teams with nzherald.co.nz to bring you the latest on the incoming stormy weather. Gales, possibly…
Auckland: Front moving in before midnight, risk of stronger winds
A burst of heavy rain is coming in bang on time for Auckland, between 10pm and midnight tonight. It brings…
China – Typhoon Fitow kills five, displaces millions
Typhoon Fitow, which is barrelling into China’s east coast packing winds of more than 200km/h, has killed at least five…
UPDATE: China hit by strong winds and rough seas ahead of Typhoon Fitow
High waves slammed China’s southeast coast as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Fitow. The storm…
China – High alert for Typhoon Fitow
China’s maritime authorities issued red alerts on Sunday, representing the highest warning for storm tides and waves as Typhoon Fitow…
Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
It’s been another busy weather week, but thankfully for the right reasons – Spring is well and truly here, and…
USA – Gulf Coast on hurricane alert
A hurricane watch is in effect for parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast after Tropical Storm Karen formed in the…
Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
It’s been a rough old week for the country – the sub tropical low which battered some in the far…
