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Monday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over New Zealand this morning but gets shunted northwards during the day due to a building west…

Japan: 2.8 million people ordered to evacuate after floods

Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding this week killed three people and left 16 people…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy with breezy southwesterly winds, chance of a shower or two about mainly for Northland and…

More than half of kiwi gardens need a fruitful spring

Spring has certainly sprung – and it’s been a cold start in places – especially in the east of the…

Tragedy in Mecca: Weather topples crane, kills 87 at one of Islam’s most important mosques

Heavy rains and a dust storm caused a crane to topple Friday evening (Sat morning NZT) at one of Islam‘s most…

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

A cold start to spring for some parts of the country, as snow fell and cold southerly winds blew –…

Windy weather slowly easing – Your weekend Weather Video

Another surge of windy weather will cross the North Island overnight Friday and into Saturday before trying to ease across…

Saturday’s national forecast

A ridge pushes in today from the west bringing some settled weather but not before a few morning showers clearing…

Pacific leaders split on Climate Change

The Pacific remains divided when it comes to the issue of climate change. Pacific Forum Leaders have agreed that climate…

JAPAN: Floods spark widespread evacuations & nuclear worries (+VIDEO)

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to flee homes across Japan as heavy rain pounded the country, sending…

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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…