Archives for July 2011
Air Force carrier makes safe emergency landing
An air force carrier struck by lightning after taking off from Whenuapai Airbase has landed safely. The RNZAF Boeing 757…
Cardrona Alpine resort opens today
Snow making technology is enabling another southern lakes ski field open for business – although mother nature helped out yesterday. …
Iceland volcano ‘ready to erupt’ – air travel may be affected
One of Iceland’s most feared volcanoes looks ready to erupt, experts say, raising fears of a new ash cloud halting…
Rough weather continues into weekend
Rough weather will continue into the weekend as a deep low in the Southern Ocean frequently fires up front after front and…
WeatherWatch.co.nz ratings rocket in first half
Web ratings for independently owned WeatherWatch.co.nz have significantly jumped above expectations for the first half of 2011 after a combination…
Wall of dust that enveloped Phoenix felt like a movie (+Video)
Hollywood couldn’t have better scripted the wall of dust that looked big enough to eat Phoenix. The violent dust or…
Dangerous seas building
WeatherWatch.co.nz is advising people to take extreme care near the sea over the weekend as large Southern Ocean storm churns…
Tsunami warnings were correct – Minister
The Government is telling the public that they should listen to Civil Defence for disaster warnings – rather than any…
Thunderstorms rumbling northwards
Hundreds of lightning flashes have been detected along the west coast of New Zealand in the past hour according to…
Thursday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 18 at Whangarei, Hastings, Kaikoura. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 5 at Wanaka, Manapouri Aero AWS,…
