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Incoming – Wet weather for much of NZ
It may be the first weekend of summer but the weather is unlikely to be good beach weather with rain…
Huntly ‘timebomb’ disturbing: Little
Delays to an investigation into a potential mine explosion in Huntly show little has been done to improve New Zealand’s…
Summer arrives!
If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by there will be a lot of happy people today as summer officially…
Thursday’s national highs
Dunedin kicks off the first day of summer with the national high of 29 (recorded at the airport). But on…
Spring 2011 not too severe but still a few surprises
We recently compiled a list of the most memorable weather events of 2011 and found one thing – Spring was…
Bodies found following chopper crash; locals say fire deliberately lit
Updated 3:30pm — Divers have found two bodies inside the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed off the coast of…
Swells bash Rena, prevent container removal
Salvors face a second day where no containers will be removed from the Rena as 3m swell bash the stricken…
Chopper wreckage found following horror blaze, then crash
The wreckage from a missing helicopter that was fighting a Far North blaze has been found. The helicopter disappeared while…
Mild La Nina summer likely – NIWA
NIWA report in full detail, region by region — The NIWA National Climate Centre’s outlook for summer, December 2011 to February 2012, indicates…
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 26 at Hanmer Springs. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 15 at Lyttelton. Kaitaia : 21 Whangarei…
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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…
