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Power outages about parts of Canterbury this afternoon

We’ve received reports of scattered power outages this afternoon near Sheffield, Darfield, Kirwee, Hororata and Springfield. WeatherWatch.co.nz Helen Leggatt said…

Staying warm in the cold of night

We’ve had our fair share of cold nights so far during the early part of winter and how do you…

Phil’s Weekly Column – NZ’s radio industry loses a legend

Last week the radio industry was shocked to hear that creative legend Neil Jenkins had passed away suddenly while in…

Saturday’s national forecast

Mild temperatures on the east coast of the North Island today with increasing high cloud. Northwesterlies freshen about the Wairarapa…

Weather for last test match

Tomorrow should see increasing cloud with light northwesterlies gradually picking up during the afternoon, a few light showers or drizzle…

Weather Video: Your weekend forecast + wintry blast next week

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz bring you this weekend’s forecast plus we take a look at the incoming winter storm for…

Video: Our top 10 reader photos from recent weeks

Video — Head weather analyst Philip Duncan shows his top 10 pics from WeatherWatch.co.nz readers over the past couple of months….

Autumn-like weekend ahead of wintry blast next week

After a brutally cold start to winter for many regions the weather this weekend will be fairly Autumn-like with mild,…

Friday’s national forecast

It looks like the two islands today are offering up different weather conditions with the north winning over the south…

A parade of fronts

It’s almost like being in middle of a parade.  One front after another will march across the country over the…

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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…