Archives for April 2011
Monday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 26 at Culverden. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 14 at Haast, Milford Sound. Kaitaia :…
Greenpeace disrupts survey
Greenpeace says activists aboard the five-strong flotilla of vessels opposing deep sea oil drilling have disrupted seismic testing by the…
Big high means plenty of dry
A big high currently over New Zealand isn’t going anywhere fast predicts WeatherWatch.co.nz. The large anticyclone, which at one stage…
Anti-cyclonic gloom affects western coastline
It may have been sunny in many areas on Sunday but not for Aucklanders and others along the west coast….
Early snow raises hopes for ski season
The country’s skifields have had an early taste of snow, with 10-15cm falling last week on the upper slopes of…
Sunday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 24 at Kaitaia. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 15 at Kaikoura, Hokitika and Milford Sound. …
Canterbury turbine consents sought
Meridian Energy wants to build a wind farm north of Christchurch, which could power around 31 thousand homes. It has…
Wet and warm as winter dawns for much of NZ
Warmer, wetter, wilder that’s the forecast as the days get shorter and New Zealand heads into winter. Niwa’s seasonal outlook…
Weekend ends on a high
A strong and large high that came from south of Australia will today cross the North Island bringing another pleasant Autumns…
Tropical fish inspire innovative yacht design
A yacht to match your holiday? Sounds absurd, but if the coral-themed “Tofi” yacht becomes a reality, you could be…
