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Tuesday’s national forecast
An anticyclone covers New Zealand today with its centre just east of the North Island, mostly sunny weather is expected…
Giant rockslide at Mt Cook (+photo)
A giant rockslide at Aoraki/Mt Cook this afternoon missed a popular trampers’ hut by just 200 metres. Chris Braugh from…
Forecast Video: Here comes the big dry
Australia’s bushfire smoke covers the North Island – plus, most of NZ is in for a very dry end to January. There…
Southland – the place to be soon
The weather is looking fairly good for the next week or two at least so most places coming up are…
Taupo scrub fire threatens buildings
A scrub fire which has broken out in Taupo is endangering buildings. Fire Service northern communications shift manager Steve…
January – How would you rate it so far?
January is the middle of summer and we believe it’s been a decent start for much of the country. This…
Week ahead gets pass mark
It’s the last full week of the school holidays for many primary school children and today the skies should be…
Monday’s national forecast
A southwesterly airflow eases over the country today as an anticyclone pushes in from the Tasman Sea. The weather around…
Big highs spreading over New Zealand this week
For some people it’s been a windy first half of January – but the start of the working week will…
Earthquakes felt across NZ Sunday
A series of earthquakes have rocked Christchurch, East Cape and Taranaki over the weekend. The latest was a magnitude 5…
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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…
