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USA: Tens of millions in path of tropical storm
Happening Now — Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida with a furious mix of rain, whistling winds and surging waves —…
Saturday’s national forecast
A southwesterly airflow eases over New Zealand today while a ridge of high pressure moves in. Mainly settled conditions. Northland,…
Visit our GeoNet page – track live quakes, view live tsunami charts
Following the Canterbury earthquakes earlier this decade WeatherWatch.co.nz worked closely with GeoNet to ensure quality reporting – and fast turn…
New Zealand Civil Defence rejects they were too slow at communicating to public
The New Zealand Herald on Friday interviewed the CEO of Civil Defence – and her response is yet another defensive…
Civil Defence’s big long silence (again) – The simple fix for future tsunami risks
Most Read Story — On Friday morning it took almost an hour before the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency…
The moment the birds squawked in the middle of the night due to earthquake
Story from Friday AM — Aucklanders rarely, if ever, wake to an earthquake but the severe 7.1 earthquake off East…
‘Life-threatening’ tropical storm Hermine crossing Florida
Updated 8:52pm Friday — After boarding up windows and filling sandbags, residents took shelter tonight as Tropical Storm Hermine (earlier…
The current situation around NZ – weather
Currently a northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand, within this flow are two frontal systems. One weakening front is moving…
Strong winds coming – NZ’s Weather Highlights for next 3 days
A front moves off the top of the South Island this morning then onto the North Island this afternoon /…
Tsunami warning now CANCELLED for NZ following M7.1 quake
UPDATED 8:32am — The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has CANCELLED a tsunami warning for marine and beach…
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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!
WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…
Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)
The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…
Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)
12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…
