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Eastern beaches being hammered tonight

Swells of 4 metres will tonight contribute to dangerous waves and a high risk of coastal erosion along the North Island’s…

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Wednesday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 25 @HanmerSprings Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 16 at Waiouru.   Kaitaia : 24 Whangarei :…

Weather Video – Bune’s swells + last night’s Meteor

Philip Duncan discusses ex-cyclone Bune and a meteor which could be seen across northern parts of the North Island.

Commercial solar power a decade away

Meridian Energy has told Parliament that commercial scale solar power generation may be at least a decade away. The state-owned…

Video: Arctic weather too extreme for planes

CNN Video — Philippe Cousteau explains how specialty planes can take off but not land in arctic conditions.  

Bune now ex-cyclone, still packing a punch

WeatherWatch.co.nz believes that Bune is no longer a tropical cyclone based on latest predictions by the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre…

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Tuesday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 24 at Timaru, Alexandra, Lyttelton. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 15 at Gore. Kaitaia : 22…

Plutonium found on quake-damaged plant grounds

Some plutonium found in soil on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have come from its…

South Island settled under high

A high has spread across the South Island pushing strong winds out to sea and bringing generally settled conditions for…

Send us your Photos & Videos

With rough surf conditions along the eastern coastline over this week we’re keen to see your videos and photos. If…

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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…