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Civil Defence urges kiwis – ‘stay ready for disaster’

What would you do in a disaster? That is the question being raised by Civil Defence as part of the…

Election Day: Cold enough for Snow in the deep south

Updated 7:14am — The weather forecast for New Zealand’s general election this Saturday is one of wind, rain and showers…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge pushes onto the South Island today with showers gradually clearing away, mainly in the east. Westerly winds flow…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A west to southwest airflow lies over the country tonight, showers about mainly in the west. Showers south of Banks…

Australia: Tsunami preparedness tested

It was 10:23am at the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre in Melbourne, and Lindsay Gilbert was speaking to colleagues in…

MEXICO: Hurricane slams into tourist town

Hurricane Odile has crash-ed into northwestern Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, taking down trees with powerful winds as thousands of tourists…

Typical spring kicks off unsettled week

As we mentioned yesterday, we have a textbook spring pattern to the weeks’ weather, and that all kicks off today…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A front clears the North Island this afternoon leaving occasional showers about, the east coast has a good day after…

Monday night’s national forecast

A front works its way over the South Island this evening then onto the North Island overnight, preceding the front…

Weather Video: Textbook spring week

Spring is certainly here with a mix of windy, warm days and wet, cooler ones. The week ahead sees two…

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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…