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Japanese nuclear agency raises threat level to most severe category

The Japanese nuclear agency has “provisionally” raised the threat level from a stricken power plant from 5 to 7, the…

High and dry for most, but what about next week?

A large high continues to bring mostly sunny and warm weather to New Zealand with many centres in the 20s….

March wet and warm: NIWA

March was a warm month and wetter than average, according to the National Climate Summary published this week by Niwa….

Key slams Greenpeace anti-oil protests

Environmental campaigners disrupting oil exploration off the East Cape are standing in the way of “better jobs and better incomes”…

Weather Video: Settled week ahead for New Zealand

WeatherWatch.co.nz teams up with NZHerald.co.nz and predicts a fairly settled week for New Zealand.

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Monday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 26 at Culverden. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 14 at Haast, Milford Sound.   Kaitaia :…

Greenpeace disrupts survey

Greenpeace says activists aboard the five-strong flotilla of vessels opposing deep sea oil drilling have disrupted seismic testing by the…

Big high means plenty of dry

A big high currently over New Zealand isn’t going anywhere fast predicts WeatherWatch.co.nz. The large anticyclone, which at one stage…

Anti-cyclonic gloom affects western coastline

It may have been sunny in many areas on Sunday but not for Aucklanders and others along the west coast….

Early snow raises hopes for ski season

The country’s skifields have had an early taste of snow, with 10-15cm falling last week on the upper slopes of…

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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…