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Poll Results: More than half of NZers have had a sunburn this summer

In a nation that has the highest skin cancer rate in the world you’d think in the summer of 2017…

Saturday’s national forecast

A westerly airflow lies over New Zealand while an anticyclone is centred west of the country in the Tasman Sea….

Waitangi Weekend Weather – a detailed look at highlights & lowlights

Waitangi Weekend is here and the changing weather pattern this summer means good news for some, bad for others. We…

Northland Drought becomes official – Govt. classifies as “medium-scale adverse event”

MPI Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the drought conditions in Northland as being a medium-scale adverse event.  “This…

InfoGraphic: It’s looking hot, hot, hot for many in NZ next few days

A weakening front moves over the upper North Island today, a westerly airflow lies over the rest of New Zealand….

Friday’s national forecast

A front passes over the North Island this morning then off to the northeast in the afternoon, a westerly airflow…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Friday

A front passes over the North Island on Friday morning then off to the northeast in the afternoon, a westerly…

Milky Way galaxy is being pushed across the universe

CNN — Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being pushed across the universe by a large unseen force, according…

Rain falls in very dry Hawke’s Bay

How do you help try and fix a developing drought? Schedule a cricket test in the region. This afternoon the…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ for next 3 days

Frontal activity reinvigorates about the lower North Island today while another front moves out of the Tasman Sea onto the…

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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…