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Anniversary of the Wahine disaster
The 10th of April 1968 is a day etched in many New Zealanders’ memory. Cyclone Giselle smashed into Wellington and…
Review…What a bumpy ride!
This week we’ve had all a taste of all 4 seasons, with sunny and warm nor’ westers to wintry southerlies…
Daily Debrief – THURSDAY
Boisterous could be one term to describe todays weather across the country! Rain, hail, sleet, snow, thunderstorms, gales and tornadoes…
Taranaki tornado?
WeatherWatch.co.nz and Newstalk ZB have received reports of a Tornado around Taranaki today. The reports haven’t been confirmed. Severe weather…
Canty hit by 2nd front
Snow around Queenstown yesterday. Photo WeatherWatch.co.nz / Alison Metherell. For the second night running, Cantabrians had another taste of winter…
24 hours from hot to cold
On Tuesday many parts of the country enjoyed temperatures in the 20s and yet just 24 hours later, parts of…
Daily Debrief – WEDNESDAY
A very cold day in the south after overnight rain, hail and snow worked its way over many parts of…
Alpine roads affected by snow
Snow overnight and again this morning is falling on alpine passes in the South Island. Lindis Pass may see some…
Snow in Canterbury / South Island
Snow in Wanaka this morning – Images / Ross McRobie, United Travel…
Here comes the cold
Wednesday marks the beginning of a cold burst of air in the South Island with snow, hail and gusty winds…
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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…
