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The week ahead + the latest on the tropics

A big high is going to dominate the country this week bringing a return to sunny, settled, weather for many…

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Sunday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Whangarei and Tauranga. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at…

NZ rockets up, up and away

The New Zealand Rocketry Association (NZRA) is a group of people who are interested in model rocketry, who build model rockets, and…

La Nina could extend summer swimming for a month

Summer might be over, but a lingering La Nina pattern could give us another month’s swimming. Although autumn officially started…

TV:Severe weather on the small screen

Television shows often have dramatic scenes to try and lure the viwer and occasionally weather plays its part. Many  TV…

Mainland shivers,quake update

Temperatures plummeted over the mainland during much of yesterday and overnight as a front marched northwards seeing many people grabbing…

Much of NZ sees rain/wind

A solid band of rain has affected most of the country inside the last 12 to 24 hours and temperatures…

ARCHIVES: Melbourne hail/flooding 12 months ago today

Victoria, Australia was the victim of a savage hailstorm a year ago today and Melbourne was in the firing line…

Sharp jolt shakes Canty

9:30PM UPDATE Another aftershock registering 3.8 has hit Christchurch this evening following the 4.8 shake earlier tonight. There have now…

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Saturday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 26 at Napier, Hastings, Hanmer Springs, Kaikoura, Christchurch, Lyttelton. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 14 at…

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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…