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A cool start – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on
It’s a chilly start to your Tuesday – mainly in the interior of the South Island, especially sheltered regions. Temperatures…
Sunny but cool – The Big Picture on Tuesday
A high pressure system sits over most of New Zealand, though the main centre of this high is out in…
Holiday rain offers no respite for NZ farmers
Days of widespread rainfall might have washed out the holidays for summer campers, but for farmers in many places it’s…
What we learned in 2015 – A mixed winter, too much variety in our weather and a nation of veggie growers
Continuing our review of some of the most popular poll stories in 2015, we looked back at what our readers…
Otago skies put on spectacular New Year lightshow
Southern stargazers saw in the new year with a spectacle far more impressive than any fireworks display as the Aurora…
Soaked campers abandon holiday spots as rain falls
Drenched campers have abandoned their holidays after driving rain soaked tents and flooded sites at some of the country’s most…
Caution urged on northern roads after heavy rain
UPDATE: Torrential rain has flooded campers at a DOC camping ground at Uretiti Beach south of Whangarei. Camper Stuart told…
Kicking off a new year – The Big Picture on Friday
On Friday a low to the north of NZ makes it’s presence felt for much of the North Island -which…
Your 2015 Weather Review – Floods, fire, droughts and twisters
Floods, fires, thunderstorms and tornadoes all wreaked havoc this year as New Zealand shivered and sweltered through another 12 months…
South Island farmers struggling with historic drought
Farmers across the South Island are struggling with ongoing drought, as some areas face the driest summer in more than…
