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Monday’s weather outlook – spring is here

The short story for the first official day of spring is the weather will be dry for the South Island…

Clotheslines less popular in NZ – study

In an age of modern convenience, even the humble clothesline is being hung out to dry. A survey by Canstar…

POLL RESULTS: Two thirds of kiwi lawns still in ‘winter mode’

The familiar Saturday morning sound of lawnmowers may start to pick up again as we head into Spring proper –…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy with breezy easterlies, strong at times Auckland northwards. Showers about Northland becoming heavy this afternoon,…

Rain arrives in north

Some parts of New Zealand have stunning clear skies and little wind – but for the upper North Island it’s…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

It’s been a week of high drama, both here and abroad, with earthquakes, meteors and politics! Let’s start the week…

Saturday’s national forecast

An easterly airflow lies over the country today, cloudy periods for eatern regions with drizzle at times. Sunnyier out west…

“Melting rain” moving further south – mix of patchy, heavy & drizzle!

Updated — The first band of rain is moving down the upper North Island and the “melting” effect moves south…

Friday night’s national forecast

An easterly airflow covers the country tonight, areas of cloud for eastern regions of both islands with drizzle possible for…

Weather Video: Low pressure system looms

This weekend we will see the looming low start to exert itself on the country, though the dominating high still…

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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…