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Saturday’s national forecast

A cold southwesterly airflow eases across the country today while a ridge pushes in from a high centred north of…

Friday night’s national forecast

A front which has brought thunderstorms to western parts of the North Island eases for most this evening although a…

Ruapehu ready for start of ski season

The 2014 ski season opens on Mt Ruapehu this weekend with the annual Ohakune Mardi Gras kicking things off with…

Weekend “in between systems” weatherwise

The final weekend of June is already upon us and the forecast for the weekend matches the weather from the…

Friday’s national forecast

An unstable front moves into the west of New Zealand today, especially affecting the west of the North Island bringing…

Thursday night’s national forecast

Generally settled across the country tonight with a westerly quarter airflow flowing over New Zealand, a trough moving into the…

Pilot who landed in fog ‘put people at risk’ – watchdog

A pilot put the safety of six crew and 128 passengers at risk when he failed to initiate a mandatory…

Flooding in Nelson + General update (+Video)

Some Nelson streets were flooded yesterday and muddy water washed through a number of homes. Civil Defence said families in…

Weather Video: Windier westerly pattern moving in

Several days of mild, windy and sometimes wet weather is now moving in. Further wind and rain warnings are possible…

Thursday’s national forecast

A slight calm spell in amoungst this westerly influenced weather today, still it won’t last long as a trough moves…

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