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1st Photo: ‘We’re in orbit!’ Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to orbit comet
After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft made history Wednesday night NZT as…
USA – Hawaii preps for rare ‘double cyclone’ (+VIDEO)
If tropical cyclones do give Hawaii a rare one-two punch this week, the schools on the Big Island and Maui…
Are we there yet? Rosetta closes in on comet close encounter…(+VIDEO)
After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft is homing in on…
Australia: Fears for the elderly as records tumble in cold Canberra
Canberra has recorded its coldest August night in two decades, with the mercury dropping below -7 degrees Celsius. The nation’s…
Hundreds dead in China quake
The death toll has risen to 367 and 1,600 people were injured after a strong earthquake hit China’s Yunnan province…
Monday’s national forecast
A ridge brings mainly settled and sunny weather to the South Island today. Meanwhile a low pressure system brings rain…
Australia: Victorians shiver in Melbourne’s record breaking lows
Melburnians have woken to sub-zero temperatures during the city’s coldest morning in 16 years. The mercury dropped to a chilly…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
What a week! Heavy fog, snow, and tornadoes on the West Coast – and that’s just in New Zealand! We…
Australia: Tasmanians continue to count the cost as damaging storms continue
More trees have been brought down on houses across Tasmania as wild weather continues to lash the state. The weather…
Australia: Flash flooding adds insult to injury for storm-struck Tasmanians
Homes have been inundated by flash flooding in northern Tasmania just hours after the north-west was pounded by severe winds…
