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Coastguard reminds boaties – take care this Labour Weekend (and remember the new rules!)

With a mostly sunny long weekend coming up, we wanted to urge our readers to take care on the water…

Friday’s national forecast

Cold southwesterlies lie over the country today, showers affect most eastern parts and the west of the North Island for…

A change is on the way – Friday’s situation & outlook

Friday is looking like the day when this change we have been expecting finally shows up – with the colder…

El Niño ‘unlikely’ this year – Australian climate experts

Weather models are now showing an El Nino is unlikely to develop this year.  Of the models surveyed by the…

Got Pinecones? Auckland Zoo needs them!

Auckland Zoo is asking people for dry and open pinecones to help feed and entertain their primates and other animals….

Civil Defence director praised for earthquake response

The man who oversaw the state of national emergency following the Canterbury earthquakes has been honoured in Christchurch. A function…

Passing fronts and warm in the east – the South Island’s Thursday outlook

Today sees the northwesterly airflow currently dominating New Zealand strengthen, though a frontal system is making progress towards the lower…

Thursday’s national forecast

A westerly quarter airflow increases over the country today, mainly regions still see sunny weather though with warm temperatures out…

Thursday’s North Island outlook – calm and collected

Heading into the first holiday weekend in what feels like forever, it’s looking like Thursday is going to serve up…

Weather Video: Labour Weekend and beyond

Labour Weekend is fast approaching and the weather looks drier rather than wetter;but it’s not perfect. Saturday looks mostly settled…

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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…