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Lightning strike hits Otago house; destroys phone
An elderly North Otago couple who were “momentarily blinded” when a direct lightning strike hit their rural home, believe they…
Tuesday’s national forecast
Mainly anticyclonic weather for most of the country again today. The tropical depression to the north of New Zealand moves…
Monday night’s national forecast
An anticyclone overnight brings mainly settled and clear conditions although there could be some low cloud or fog by dawn…
China Space Exploration: First moon mission launched
China has launched its first moon rover mission, state TV showed, the latest step in an ambitious space programme seen…
Anticyclonic weather to start the week, a sub tropical low looms however
The start to the week is looking fairly good. Today an anticyclone covers all of New Zealand bringing mostly sunny weather…
Monday’s national forecast
An anticyclone gives mostly sunny weather across the country today with afternoon sea breezes for most regions. Auckland & Northland…
Aucklanders warned about fire risk
Aucklanders are being warned to take care when lighting fires as the restricted fire season begins today. Principal rural fire…
Anticyclonic weather to start the week, a sub tropical low looms however
The start to the week is looking fairly good. Tomorrow an anticyclone covers all of New Zealand bringing mostly sunny weather,…
Opinion: “Climate Change Refugee” a sign of things to come
The story from New Zealand that received the most international play this week must at first glance have looked like…
Poll: How much rain did you get last week?
With torrential rain causing havoc in some parts of the country this past week, we wanted to know what section…
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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…
