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Waikato water restrictions kick in

Waikato residents will only be allowed to use their sprinklers and watering systems on alternate days in two, two-hour windows…

Astronomy: Black hole ‘burps’ gas near earth

Black holes have long been known for “destroying” matter, with scientists usually referring to them as “eating” gas and stars….

Rainwatch for Jan 7th

Dry for much of today in most regions but by the end of the day the odd light shower may…

Rain moving in on the coast, & your Main Centre forecast on Thursday

Most of the country is looking at a relatively settled weather day – though heavy rain will move in to…

Thursday’s weather outlook

Mostly cloudy weather across New Zealand today with northerly quarter winds, a warm front in the Tasman Sea makes contact…

Much needed rain – The Big Picture on Thursday

A high departs New Zealand to the east, while a warm front moves into the Tasman Sea – extending out…

Aviation: And the world’s safest airline is…

It’s the annual announcement every nervous flier awaits with interest: AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline award. This year the aviation analysts have…

UK: Wind power grows in record numbers

Wind power provided enough electricity to meet the annual needs of more than 8.25 million UK homes last year, figures…

Rainwatch for Jan 6th – a heads up for Thursday and Friday

No rain or showers today as it’s mainly dry due to a large anticyclone. A heads up we have some…

Australia: Flash flooding in NSW after ‘unseasonal deluge’

A deluge of heavy rain has caused flash flooding in some parts of the New South Wales Hunter region and…

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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…