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Blog – Why Auckland’s quake even made the news

Friday night’s small earthquake in Auckland may have been small on the Richter Scale but it was still something for…

Dargaville leads the charge

Temperatures are relatively cool over most of the country and not surprisingly the Far North is the mildest region. Dargaville…

June more like late Autumn

June was comparatively mild over New Zealand and more like the last months of Autumn than the beginning of winter,…

Rare earthquake jolts Auckland – Read comments

A small but moderately felt earthquake has jolted Auckland tonight. According to GeoNet the earthquake was only 2.9 on the…

Weather Video: Ash update plus windy week next week

Philip Duncan and NZHerald.co.nz update you on the ash cloud near New Zealand and what the weekend holds (hopefully clear…

Ash Cloud – Track it LIVE

UPDATED 5:40pm Friday —  Q&A if you are travelling on Jetstar, Qantas or Air NZ. Where is the ash cloud now and…

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Friday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 19 at *Auckland Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 1 at Alexandra   Kaitaia : 16 Whangarei…

DOC looking for tangled whale

There’s a call for people to get in contact with DOC if they see a whale tangled up with a…

June one of the warmest on record

The warmest May on record was nearly followed by the hottest June, until a cold snap this week finally started…

Snowmaking leads to historic opening tomorrow

Ski area staff were delighted to be told yesterday that The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown will open at 9am on…

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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…