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600 Bay of Plenty homes at landslide risk

Engineers have deemed nearly 600 houses in the eastern Bay of Plenty at risk of landslides. Whakatane’s mayor is concerned…

US: Hope for 6-year-old trapped hours in sand dune

The 6-year-old boy swallowed whole in an Indiana sand dune over the weekend could make a full recovery, a medical…

Another low on the horizon

New Zealanders have barely had time to appreciate that a high is rolling in for the rest of this week…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone centred in the Tasman Sea brings settled weather for most of the country today although a few showers…

Video: High moving in, but new low coming

Settled weather is going to return and the warm will too as the week goes on. The high will bring…

Monday night’s national forecast

Conditions ease overnight for many as an anticyclone from the Tasman Sea pushes closer towards New Zealand, the odd shower…

Dutch elm disease outbreak hits 200 trees

New Zealand’s largest outbreak of Dutch elm disease is forcing the destruction of more than 200 trees south of Auckland….

Unseasonably warm and wet in Victoria

Areas of Victoria experienced a record warm night for July as cloud and rain pushed over the state. Northerly winds…

Flights & ferry services resume in and out of Wellington

High winds also affected flights in and out of the capital yesterday, with most cancelled or delayed. Winds gusted to…

Thousands without power in Taranaki (+photo)

Lines operator Powerco will be assessing the full extent of damage to its network today after severe winds knocked down…

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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…