Archives for August 2009
Gusty over the mainland
The winds continue to hit some parts of the country this morning and some gusts topped the 100 kph mark…
NIWA to get big supercomputer
The National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (Niwa) is buying one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for environmental…
Blustery Monday evening
Winds continue to be strong and gusty across much of the North Island but they are starting to ease slowly. Wellington…
Monday’s Highs
Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Napier, Hastings. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Waiouru. Kaitaia : 18 Whangarei…
Gales hammer Auckland
It was one of the regions that didn’t receive official wind warnings but Auckland hasn’t been spared gale force winds…
Changeable first week of Spring
With winds and rain lashing some parts of the country in the last 24 hours, it appears that the early…
Winds up, Rain hits Canty
Strong winds hit a fair chunk of the North Island and northeastern parts of the South Island overnight. Surprisingly, heavy…
Last day of winter but it’s all about spring; Severe gales overnight
It’s the last day of winter but it’s certainly all about spring today as strong to gale force westerlies continue to…
Winds continue to build across North Island
Gale force northerlies gusting to 120km/h in exposed places are hammering Wellington tonight as a deep low tracks near New…
Sprinter has sprung and sprummer’s just around the corner
Forget summer, autumn, winter and spring – experts believe New Zealand should have five or six seasons to suit our…
