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Archives for October 2014

Hunua Ranges 1080 vote passes unanimously

A local board’s backing a move to drop 1080 poison in the Hunua Ranges, to protect birds from stoats, rats,…

Settled weekend ahead

It’s looking like our current weather pattern, sitting in between two anticyclone systems to the east and west, will continue…

Friday’s national forecast

Fairly settled today under a ridge of high pressure, a few isolated showers may develop this afternoon / evening however…

New fault line discovery ‘unlikely’ to affect insurance premiums

Insurance premiums in Wellington are unlikely to change with the discovery of a new earthquake fault. While the Aotea fault…

Australia: Drought spreads south; crops suffering

The weather bureau’s latest drought statement confirms dry conditions that have plagued north-eastern Australia are creeping further south, reducing crop…

JAPAN: Another ‘super typhoon’ on its way (+VIDEO)

A super typhoon on course to hit Japan over the weekend is as powerful as the deadly storm that ripped…

Calm and settled heading into the weekend

This week is looking like finishing a lot more settled than it started – as an anticyclone currently moving across…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front clears most of the North Island this morning with sunny areas then increasing, for the South Island expect…

Keep your eyes on the sky tonight – total lunar eclipse on the way

Get your binoculars and telescopes at the ready – there’s a total lunar eclipse coming to a night sky near…

Iconic Wgtn sculpture hit by lightning dismantled

Wellington’s Zephyrometer sculpture has been dismantled before being sent to Christchurch for repairs after it was hit by lightning in…