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Severe earthquake damages parts of Christchurch

A damaging magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Christchurch on Sunday afternoon NZT. Geonet said the quake hit at 1.13pm.  The severe…

Astronomy: Earth ‘looks very sick’ from space

In one of his final interviews from the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly said that the Earth’s atmosphere “looks…

Severe Cyclone Winston closest to NZ today (+4 maps)

The centre of Severe Cyclone Winston will be closest to New Zealand today before swinging back north and returning towards…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Areas of mid and high level cloud with east to northeast winds. Cloud a little thicker about…

Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week

It’s been an absolutely hectic week in the weather, climate and astronomy world this week – as we started with…

POLL RESULTS: Shoo fly don’t bother us – more flies around than ever

This week we were focusing on flies – specifically, the number of them around the country during this late-bloomer of…

Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston now Cat4

As WeatherWatch.co.nz exclusively forecast earlier this week Cyclone Winston has ramped up into a “Severe” Tropical Cyclone, putting it Cat…

Saturday’s national forecast

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty Sunny areas with Nor’East winds from midday, a chance of early fog about…

Australia: More kiwis sent to fight TAS bushfires as drought drags on

More New Zealand firefighters are joining the battle against bushfires in Tasmania. 43 firefighters and liaison staff leave for Australia…

Your Weekend Weather Video

Two cyclones lie north of New Zealand. Neither are expected to make a direct hit to NZ, but these lows…

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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…