Archives for August 2010
Sunday’s national highs
Todays highest temperature was 19 at the Bay of Islands and the lowest was 9 shared by Waiouru, Queenstown and…
Evacuation underway
A “small number” of Whakatane residents have been evacuated from their homes after a hole was found in a stopbank….
Pakistan: Further flooding and disease
A case of the deadly waterborne disease cholera has been confirmed in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged northwest, and aid workers expect there…
Rain pummels BOP
More wet weather is forecast this morning after many parts of the North Island were ravaged by rain and gales…
Wet again for some in the north
Parts of the north and east of the North Island had some big falls overnight and the Bay of Plenty…
BOP rainfall totals increasing
Flooding and slips have closed roads in the Bay of Plenty as heavy rain continues to batter the region. The…
TV having to mop up
It’s not uncommon for a TV network to be flooded with letters, emails, phone calls, etc. But today, the flooding…
US: Iowa takes constant pounding
This past summer has been a season of unrelenting episodes of heavy rainfall in the Midwest with a focus over…
Saturday’s national highs
Todays highest temperature was 20 at Napier and todays lowest was 9 at Dunedin Airport. Kaitaia : 15 Whangarei :…
Wild night in the north
Last night temperatures remained in double digits basically right across the North Island but overhead conditions were anything but settled….
