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Weekend forecast: Sunny, calm and warm
After a week of cold, windy and wet weather the nation is in for a dramatic change to the opposite…
One honeymoon … six disasters
A Swedish couple’s honeymoon struck disaster six times – with the couple witnessing floods in Australia, destruction in Japan and…
7.4 aftershock rocks Japan
A powerful earthquake struck Japan this morning NZT, triggering a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in others. The…
Record rain continues for the soaking tropics
A tropical low embedded within an active monsoon trough has been drenching the Kimberley and Top End with record April…
Wind and showers now easing
It’s been a wet and wild week for some areas this week as a rough Autumn system moved through. However…
Thursday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Whakatane. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Waiouru. Kaitaia…
Blustery weather hits NZ
Gusty winds are pushing across New Zealand but are below gale force in most places. Auckland is being hit by…
34,500 litres of rubbish collected from Coromandel coast
Volunteers have picked up 34,500 litres of rubbish from the Coromandel coastline in three days – more than a full…
Weather pattern becoming creative
Sometimes our weather pattern can be stuck in a rut – either weeks of endless sun due to blocking highs…
Thunderstorm, tornado risk this morning
UPDATED — A cold front is expected to move quickly northwards over central New Zealand on Thursday morning bringing a…
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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…
