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Jim Salinger: Weather teams wasting resources

The regional councils have to pick up the heavy rainfall forecasts, with a time delay and plug into their own…

Video: Another wintry blast arrives Sunday

Another southerly snap is coming with snow forecast to low levels around the South Island as Sunday goes on, then…

Flooding cuts off Wairarapa town

The main road into Martinborough has reopened, reconnecting the Wairarapa town with the rest of the country. State Highway 53…

More Dreamliner dramas – a fire and “technical issue” spark new concerns

A fire and “technical issue” aboard two Boeing 787 Dreamliners today raised new safety concerns for the long troubled airliner….

Eastern North Island: Prepare to be hammered with more heavy rain

Flooded roads remain closed today as the eastern North Island continues to be hammered by heavy rain, but residents elsewhere…

Short, sharp, cold blast arriving Sunday (+ETAs)

Another short and sharp wintry snap is about to hit with snow falling potentially to sea level for a time…

Third fatality in San Francisco plane crash

A third passenger from the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport last weekend…

Saturday’s national forecast

A low pressure system deepens east of the North Island today while the South Island lies under a ridge of…

Friday night’s national forecast

The low over the North Island weakens tonight and gets broader meaning it’s energy is not as focused as the…

River levels rising in Manawatu

Floodgates were to be opened in the Manawatu this morning, to lower rising river levels. Heavy rain eased overnight, but…

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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…