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It’s been a very busy week across New Zealand this week.
WeatherWatch.co.nz has had extensive news coverage from New Zealand and America.
Here are this week’s top links, photos and videos:
- Winter expected to be mild – NIWA
- Storm still having an impact, new storms lining up
- BP begins ‘top kill’ procedure in Gulf
- Live streaming Video from sea floor of BP plugging oil leak
- Civil Defence activated in Canterbury
- MetService releases impressive rainfall figures – more on the way
- Is this a storm in a tea cup?
- Why the low doesn’t look spectacular
- This week’s National Highs
- Follow WeatherWatch on Twitter
- Follow Philip Duncan on Twitter
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12/08/2026 12:41am
Today’s rain risks + polar change & northern low this weekend
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