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China quake; 89 dead, 584 injured

Rescue teams are scrambling to reach the site of Monday morning’s strong and shallow earthquake in northwestern China that has…

Tuesday’s national forecast

The ridge over the North Island weakens today so the round of fog this morning should be the last time…

Monday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island tonight keeping conditions fairly settled although fog patches may well return overnight north…

Quake hits China, 296 injured, death toll now 47

Updated 6:05pm — At least 47 people were killed in an earthquake that struck central China today, China’s state-run Xinhua…

Developing cold change looking pretty weak

The expected change to cooler weather following this second spell of warm July weather is still on track – but it…

Australia deals with wild weather

It was a busy week for Australian meteorologists and SES with a complex low affecting all southern states and the…

Monday’s national forecast

A front sweeps northwards over the South Island today in a northwesterly airflow. This results in high cloud and mainly…

Earthquake causes damage, injuries, skinkholes in Wellington

Updated 1:05am — A major earthquake in Cook Strait Sunday evening has damaged buildings in Wellington, injured at least four & cut…

Sunday night’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island tonight while a ridge extending from an anticyclone east of the North…

Studies: Martian atmosphere was destroyed long ago (+80 photos)

If we want to see a live Martian, even a tiny microbial one, we may be billions of years too…

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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…