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Australia – NSW flooding causes havoc; more to come

Three people have been rescued after wild storms hit New South Wales, causing flash flooding and what one man described…

Downpours bring some relief to northern NZ

Afternoon cloud build ups produced widespread showers across the upper North Island on Thursday bringing relief to farmers and gardeners…

Friday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers much of the country today bringing settled weather for the majority. A southeasterly airflow brings the odd…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country tonight bringing mainly settled conditions. An upper cold pool of air has produced heavy…

Another destructive earthquake strikes Chile

UPDATED 4:52pm — Another damaging earthquake has just hit Chile, this time inland.  The earthquake was initially reported as 7.4…

Weather Video: RainWatch – The weather slows right down

The weather across New Zealand is sluggish at best as high pressure swamps both islands and helps stall lows to…

Auckland ‘long way off’ serious earthquake

Auckland is a long way from high earthquake activity and can expect a major shake every 10,000 to 20,000 years,…

Chile Earthquake: Death toll rises to six

The death toll from a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Chile rose to at least…

Thursday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country today extending out from an anticyclone centred east of New Zealand. Many areas may…

‘Dry as’ – but not a drought

Farmers in the Waikato and parts of Northland say they are battling one of the driest summers in memory –…

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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…