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Wednesday night’s national forecast

A cold southwesterly front moves over the South Island this evening and lies over the lower North Island by dawn…

MEXICO – Mudslides kill dozens

Mudslides killed at least 13 people after Tropical Storm Fernand slammed into the east of coast of Mexico, state media…

Incoming: North Island’s fifth consecutive weekend low

The fifth weekend low pressure system to affect the North Island this month is expected to develop on Friday, then…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow builds over the country today ahead of a SW front which moves onto the lower South Island…

US: Fire ravages Yosemite national park

Bone-dry grass and brush fed flames as more than 2,600 crew members struggled to corral a still-growing wildfire in California’s…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A westerly airflow lies over the country tonight with high pressure north of New Zealand and low pressure to the…

Humpback whale washes up on remote SI beach

A dead humpback whale spotted off the Timaru coast about two weeks ago has now washed up on the boulder…

Showery westerlies to turn cooler SW + new low this weekend?

For the final week of August New Zealand will be mostly south of high air pressure, putting us in a…

Weather video: August ends in showers

Showers, mostly for western and southern parts of the country, will dominate this week. A cool southerly change arrives in…

Tuesday’s national forecast

We have a west to southwest airflow over the country today, nothing overally interesting to note. Conditions should be pleasent…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

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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…