Archives for December 2010
Boy, is it ever humid!
Air being pulled down from the sub-tropics is the reason Aucklanders and others across northern New Zealand are feeling the…
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 29 at Hanmer Springs. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Hokitika, Kaikoura. Kaitaia : 25…
How much rain will fall today?
It’s by no means a drought breaker for most but rain has fallen in a number of dry areas, including Northland,…
22 feared dead after ship sinks
Hope is fading for 17 missing fishermen after a South Korean trawler sank in the Southern Ocean, claiming at least…
Another short lived high moving in
Another short lived high is moving in, but so too may be a sub-tropical low. The high, which will today…
Second big bush fire in days
Fire crews say it’s too early to tell what caused a major fire near Foxton in Manawatu this afternoon, which…
Monday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 29 at Ashburton, Alexandra. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Haast. Kaitaia : 26…
Video & Story: Metrodome roof collapsing under snow
A powerful snowstorm barrelled east through the Midwest on Sunday, bringing with it more precipitation and gusty winds and leaving…
Chch Quake: 95 days without a toilet and still counting
THREE MONTHS after the huge earthquake, many Dallington, Avonside and Burwood residents are still using portaloos. The suburbs, amongst the…
Rain makers perhaps a sign of change
Computer models are starting to spit out more and more data confirming what forecasters said earlier this month – rain…
