Archives for September 2010
Samoa hit by Quake on tsunami anniversary
NZHERALD.CO.NZ – An earthquake was felt today in Samoa almost at the same hour the tsunami struck a year ago. With…
September – the month that Mother Nature bit back
September has been a rough month across New Zealand – from an environmental point of view. The massive 7.1 quake on…
Ruapehu to have longest ski season in Southern Hemisphere
Fresh snow on both sides of the mountain mean the season can run into November Mount Ruapehu’s winter season is…
Warm days followed by warm nights
Higher temperatures are continuing to hold this afternoon across New Zealand thanks to warm west to north west winds and…
6.4 quake near White Island
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the coast in the Bay of Plenty. It hit 90 km north of…
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 13 at Westport, Hokitika, Dunedin, Murchison, Dunedin Airport. Today’s highest temperature was 24 at Napier,…
Waikato prepares for flooding – rain warnings cover western NZ
Waikato is preparing for floods as heavy rain threatens to push already-swollen rivers past their limits. Rain and showers is…
1000 feared trapped in Mexico landslide
Up to 1,000 people may have been trapped by a landslide in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, Gov. Ulises…
Thick fog stops flights at Tauranga Airport
Flights in and out of Tauranga Airport have been delayed because of thick fog. Several residents in the Bay of…
Queenslanders soaked from relentless rain
Over the past week, areas of Queensland have been drenched by rain and storms, which have broken September rainfall records…
