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Westerlies return – The Big Picture on Tuesday
A westerly airflow sits over over New Zealand on Tuesday, while a high moves in from the Tasman Sea. A…
Monday weather video: Unsettled, but mostly dry
It’s been a very unsettled period lately weatherwise, with tornadoes in the South Island and isolated hail and thunderstorms. The…
Obama: Climate change agreement is ‘the best chance we have’ to save the planet
President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be “a turning point…
Early summer warmth Monday’s #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook
Monday is shaping up to be largely risk free day, with a southwest airflow sitting over the country. Westerly winds…
UPDATE: Hail, storms, lash South Island (+PHOTOS; VIDEO)
Thunderstorms and hail lashed parts of the South Island this afternoon. WeatherWatch.co.nz was sent numerous photos (which you can see…
Tornadoes on the ground in Canterbury (+ multiple Photos)
UPDATED 6pm — Tornadoes have been spotted across Canterbury today as a cold change mixed with afternoon heating. The main…
NEW POLL: Do you have a summer veggie garden?
With summer ramping up, temperatures rising, and some late spring growth finally getting underway in many places, vegetable growers around…
Historic Climate Change agreement reached
“We must protect the planet that sustains us. For that we need all hands on deck,” U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon…
POLL RESULTS: Summer growth not here yet on kiwi lawns
Summer is backyard cricket season, but with a dry spring in parts of the country, and a strong El Niño…
Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week
It’s been another dramatic week of weather around the world, while New Zealand slowly makes the transition from spring to…
