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Australian heat wave reaches New Zealand

The heat wave that has scorched eastern and southern Australia this week has finally reached our shores and while temperatures…

Severe gale warnings issued for South Island

Several wind warnings have this morning been issued by the government weather forecaster predicting winds will reach severe gale at…

Brace yourselves: Here comes the heat…for some

Open the windows or turn on the AC – Australia’s heatwave is about to hit some of our regions today…

Have your say! What’s Santa hiding?

Our Weather Watch reporter Kellie Hailes snapped this fantastic picture of a normally creepy looking Santa in Auckland’s Queen Street….

Gales on the way

Windy weather will spread up the South Island and lower North Island over the next couple of days as the isobars scrunch…

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Thursday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 24 at Alexandra. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 14 at Waiouru. Kaitaia : 18 Whangarei :…

Scorching Aussie air coming our way

Temperatures in New Zealand are about to hit summer-like levels thanks to a heatwave in Australia. We saw a slight…

BLOG : Why New Zealand trumps the rest of the world

By Philip Duncan 15 American states in 15 days, spending the night in 11 different time zones and driving literally…

Watch the space shuttle over NZ skies Thurs morning

Sent in by WeatherWatch.co.nz reader Rob: On the morning of Thursday 19th November Shuttle STS-129 will fly over New Zealand…

Icebergs may again reach New Zealand

Icebergs, like the image below from 2006, are heading towards the South Island.  Image / NZ Defence Force. The large mass…

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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…