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Dose of rain good but more needed say farmers

It was a bit of a hit and miss affair earlier this week with rain falling across the country.  Some…

5 dead after yesterday’s powerful Solomon Islands quake

 An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that killed five…

Next few days looking largely dry

As we pretty much expected conditions leading up to the weekend and over the weekend sees Summer resuming normal activity…

Thursday’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today bringing settled sunny weather to most. Upper North Island Mostly sunny and clear…

Wrap up time tonight

Yesterday we heard fires had been lit, heatpumps had been switched on and extra blankets put on beds in the…

Civil Defence cancels Tsunami Advisory

9:39pm Weds— All tsunami advisories for New Zealand now cancelled. The National Advisory: Tsunami Potential Marine and Beach Threat issued…

Extreme weather back in the day

The first week of February has stood out over the years because a number of  severe weather events in New…

Oz rain could see some veges soar

It’s happened before and it could happen again. if you’re a fan of tomatoes, courgettes, capsicums and the like you…

Eastern areas not so lucky

The southerly wind is lurking a little longer than forecast over eastern areas from Christchurch to Gisborne with cloud remaining…

Waitangi weather wicked

It’s a cool start to Waitangi Day but the pay off is for plenty of sunshine for most parts of…

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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…