Archives for January 2012
POLL: Should we shift the date of our summer holidays?
Vote in our poll! — OK, so firstly let’s realise that not every summer is like this one, but the…
Natural disasters: Quakes the biggest killer
Earthquakes killed more people last year than all other types of natural disasters combined, new United Nations figures show. A…
Blog: Earthquakes – a competitive sport?
Last night’s series of earthquakes in Southland created fierce debate on our Facebook page between some New Zealanders, with an…
Friday’s national highs
Hawkes Bay finally nudges towards 30 degrees, but falls just short – today’s highest temperature was 29 at Napier and…
Summer begins to shift down a gear ahead of cold change
The weather around many parts of the country today will show signs of shifting down a gear as a high…
Weather Video – Cold blast coming this weekend
Not the news you’re likely wanting to hear in the middle of summer but in the latest nzherald.co.nz weather video…
GNS comments on 3 large earthquakes overnight south of Invercargill
By Paul Harper, nzherald.co.nz — Three large earthquakes have struck off the southern coast of the South Island overnight, GNS Science…
Weather still mostly good for Big Day Out
UPDATED 8:25am — WeatherWatch.co.nz says the forecast for today’s last Big Day Out in New Zealand is still looking mostly good…
US: Twin winter storms slam Pacific Northwest – up to 3 metres of snow forecast
Seattle could see one of its largest snowfalls since the 1940s as twin winter storms move over the Pacific Northwest,…
Incoming cold snap to be short lived
A significant cold change will develop this weekend pushing down temperatures by several degrees below average in a number of…
