Archives for June 2010
Snow has closed the Desert Road
Snow and poor visibility has closed the Desert Road in the central North Island. Police say it is unclear when…
Winter grips east coast of NZ and Wellington
Winter continues to grip some parts of the country with bitterly cold south to south west winds, hail, heavy showers…
BP boycotts hurt local stations; gas giant offers help
CNN.COM – About a dozen protesters gathered Saturday morning under a BP gas station sign in metro Atlanta, Georgia, picketing and…
Arkansas Flash Flood: 18 Dead, 3 Still Missing
LANGLEY, Ark. – A preacher whose church has cared for survivors of the flash floods that ripped through an Arkansas…
Monday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 16 at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Whangarei,Auckland. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 2 at Hororata. Kaitaia…
Snow warning for Nth Island drivers
Snow warnings are out for the Desert and Rimutaka Hill roads. MetService says snow could accumulate up to five centimetres…
VIDEO CLIPS: The Simpsons, Futurama, Will Ferrel, take on Global Warming
Here’s something a bit different…a few clips from TV shows that have made fun of Global Warming… or those surrounding the…
Mostly fine for Fieldays
It’s the news farmers have been hoping for – a mainly fine forecast for Fieldays. The largest rural sector exhibition in…
High “bigger than Australia” on its way
It’s been a wintry weekend for many with snow to sea level in Southland and to low levels on the…
Sunday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 16 at Gisborne. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 5 at Waiouru, Hanmer Springs, Culverden, Gore, Milford…
