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Australia: Stifling temperatures hit Sydney

Heat has scorched Australia’s west and south in the last two weeks, but now it is finally time for Sydney…

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

Well it shouldn’t come as any surprise, but it’s been yet another huge week in the weather world – both…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front moves over the Southland today from the south bringing rain to most areas, then moves onto the lower…

Christmas Day: Sunny for some, showers for others

The forecast for Christmas Day is starting to become clearer and it looks as though a fairly weak low will…

Friday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island tonight bringing mainly settled weather, a few isolated showers about Northland clear this…

Opinion: New Zealand’s UN Climate Report ‘a disgrace’

(Brian Fallow is the Herald’s Economics Editor) A year ago, this column described the state of New Zealand’s climate policy…

Friday’s national forecast

A mainly settled day across the country as a ridge of high pressure moves over for a time, morning cloud…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge moves onto the country overnight with skies clearing for many and winds easing, this can mean a cold…

Video Special: The images of 2013

Check out some of the years’ most amazing images in this NZ Herald video special – showcasing the weird and…

Dunedin seeks ‘permanent fix’ after CBD flooding

A brief deluge yesterday had central Dunedin on standby again as the mop-up continues from a storm on Monday that…

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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…