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Easter Road toll 0 but drowning toll 4, one still missing

New Zealand’s drowning toll is becoming more prominent than the road toll, according to Water Safety New Zealand. Four people…

South’s golden run ends – for now

After a couple of weeks of mostly sunny, mostly warm and mostly dry days – the Deep South is shifting…

Snow and see-sawing temperatures hit Tasmania / Victoria

A cold front that moved through Victoria and Tasmania this weekend has left wet and wintry conditions in its wake. Melbourne…

Column: Sometimes forecasters need to take a punt

When does alerting the public to a potential weather risk spill over into alarming people unnecessarily? That’s the question I’ve…

Your 2012 official Easter travel forecast

UPDATED EASTER MONDAY 11AM As holidaymakers head home the weather is shaping up nicely around the country and should pose…

Your official 2012 Easter weekend forecast

UPDATED 7am Easter Monday Today is shaping up to be dry for up to 90% of the nation as the…

Easter Monday & the national forecast

In terms of weather it’s been one of the best long Easter weekends in quite some time for a fair…

The week ahead

It will start out being a fairly dry and settled week next week.  Monday is looking quite nice for much…

A lovely Easter Sunday for most Kiwis

The low pressure centre that brought rain to eastern sections of the North Island is on its way out.  However,…

Space weather study could illuminate alien planet climates

The U.K. agency tasked with monitoring the country’s weather forecasts is expanding its research on how space weather affects Earth…

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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…