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Scrub fires destroy Christchurch homes

Four houses have been engulfed and destroyed and people are being evacuated as a large fire burns out of control…

Front moves onto North Island tomorrow but runs out of puff

The front that has caused torrential rain on the South Island’s West Coast and about the main divide will move…

Heat set to return to Oz

Temperatures across the southern states of Australia are set to slowly rise today before intense heat returns tomorrow and parts…

Wild weather keeps on comin’….

A small tornado or severe wind gusts have been reported hitting Kaikoura this morning. Damage has been limited but lifted a…

Nor’ wester brings Cantabs record hot night

It’s been an eventful 24 hours with gales, torrential rain, thunderstorms but also very high temperatures and glorious sunshine for…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front moves over the upper South Island today and onto the lower North Island overnight. Westerlies cover the country…

Queenstown hit by thunderstorms and accompanying deluge

The front currently piling into the lower South Island has caused quite a few thunderstorms in the Queenstown area this…

2012 in US hottest ever

While Australia is dealing with hot temperatures and bushfires, the US has discovered it’s just had its warmest year on…

NZ update

Winds are on the rise over inland and western areas of the Mainland however temperatures are also on the up….

Video: Philip Duncan: the state of our summer so far

Not a forecast video but instead Philip Duncan takes a look at why conditions around New Zealand are so changeable…

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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…