Archives for February 2011
Caterpillar threatens Northland pastures
As if they didn’t have enough on their plate, farmers in Northland are once again under threat from nature –…
Overnight lows to start dropping as nights grow longer
While summer still has another two to five weeks remaining (depending on when you consider summer officially ends) the overnight lows are going…
NZ bakes in hottest month ever
Hundred-year-old records are tumbling as unrelenting heat sets New Zealand on course for its hottest February ever. Most regions are…
Video: Snow explodes off truck on highway
Amazing footage of a truck and trailer with snow piled on it’s roof as it passes under a bridge, causing…
Cook Strait scoured for tsunami research
It is believed rockslides within the canyon could trigger tsunamis, affecting Wellington’s coastline. But Marine Geologist Dr Joshu Mountjoy says…
Heavy monsoon rain for the tropics this week
The monsoon season is in full swing this week, with repeated heavy rainfall forecast for much of northern Australia. Some…
Tropical heat in the NI, cool in the SI
It’s a nation of two halves today as tropical heat pushes across the North Island but a fairly cool southerly…
Monday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 31 at Tauranga, Kawerau and Hastings. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 15 at Darfield. Kaitaia :…
Significant new cyclone threat emerging
WeatherWatch.co.nz EXCLUSIVE Long range computer models, which accurately predicted Cyclone Yasi’s exact path and strength up to to 10 days…
Video: Strong winds blow truck over
Watch as this truck passes another truck already lying on its side….seconds later it follows the same fate. File video…
