Archives for June 2011
Anger and frustration as rain closes sports fields
New Zealand is currently in a seven day cycle of rain and the timing of the lows couldn’t be worse…
Ash cancels Air NZ flights
Air New Zealand’s been forced to cancel some flights tonight due to the Chilean Ash Cloud. As a result of…
Photos of the day (7) – Zelda Wynn’s creative clouds
Friend of WeatherWatch.co.nz, Zelda Wynn, has taken several fantastic cloud photos which she has uploaded to our site this evening….
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Kaikoura, Christchurch, Timaru. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Waiouru. Kaitaia :…
Southerly change hits Christchurch
Arriving a couple of hours earlier than expected an icy southerly change is currently moving into Christchurch and other Canterbury centres…
Video: Potential NZ rain warnings, ash update, Chch weather
Philip Duncan and NZHerald.co.nz bring you the latest on all the happenings in the skies over New Zealand and the…
Heavy rain coming from Tasman Sea low
A frontal band in the Tasman Sea is today clearly visible on our satellite map as a low continues to deepen…
First quake also revised up
The size of Monday’s two biggest earthquakes has been revised upwards, as scientists revealed which areas around Christchurch were hit…
Country99TV free to view this week
SKY subscribers can this week access Country99TV for free as Fieldays 2011 kicks off today at Mystery Creek near Hamilton….
Cooling effect in 2km-thick ash plumes
Plumes of volcanic ash blanketing New Zealand’s airspace are more than 2km thick and could cool the country’s climate. Only…
