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Friday night’s national forecast

Upper North Island The odd shower about Northland, clearing this evening with west to southwest winds easing overnight. Some cloud…

USA: Thousands still without power after ice storm

Bonita Thomas was thankful to be in a warm Michigan shelter Wednesday, but it wasn’t the Christmas she’d imagined. Thomas…

Ships rush to rescue Kiwis stuck in ice

Four New Zealanders are on a stricken ship that spent most of Christmas Day trapped in thick ice in Antarctica….

Friday’s national forecast

A weak low pressure system over the North Island could bring some potentially unstable weather to the northeast of the…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A low pressure sysem sits east of the North Island overnight. An easterly quarter airflow over the South Island brings…

Europe – Storms batter UK & France; disrupt Christmas travel

Gale-force winds and pounding rain have lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving…

Boxing Day national forecast

NorthlandShowers at times in the west. Cloudy spells and sunny breaks at times in the east, chance of a shower…

Poll: Are you camping this holiday season?

It’s something of a kiwi tradition, when school breaks up and the days get longer, to load up the car…

Dear Santa – how many letters do you get?

Each year, Santa receives millions of letters from children around the globe – and postal services from dozens of countries…

Nasa: Spacewalk goes without a hitch

Two American astronauts spent 5 hours, 28 minutes working outside the International Space Station, in the first in a series…

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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…