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Solar plane waits for clouds to break

It takes more than puddles on the runway to stop most planes from taking off, but then Solar Impulse isn’t…

Air NZ’s CEO responds to Ash cloud situation

Message from Air New Zealand’s CEO, Rob Fyfe with regards to the ash cloud and comments from Qantas. WeatherWatch.co.nz firstly…

And here comes the rain

Northern New Zealand is becoming a very wet place to live and the next few days will only make matters…

MetService issues tornado risk for Auckland, Northland (+Map)

The Government forecaster has issued a tornado and thunderstorm risk for northern New Zealand on Thursday. “A brief burst of heavy…

Ash causes huge cost for Qantas

Qantas says the latest volcanic ash disruptions have come at a huge cost, but it’s safety first. Qantas flights to…

Your tips for surviving the winter blues

A walk in the sun, a hot chocolate, a glass (or 3!) of red wine, hitting the gym… there are…

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Wednesday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 17 at Gisborne. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 4 at Queenstown, Alexandra, Gore.   Kaitaia :…

Weather Video: Ash, then rain, then snow?

Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch.co.nz provides an ash cloud update and describes a new front bringing heavy rain as well as…

3 rain makers lining up for North Island

It’s rain band after rain band for the North Island this week and into the weekend as a series of lows…

Don’t be SAD, summer’s on the way

Today is the shortest day of the year…the winter solstice occurred at 5:16am which means the earth stopped tilting 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…