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Column: Hundreds of cattle die in ‘freak’ polar blast
Herald on Sunday column by Philip Duncan — The wintry blast just over a week ago proved deadly for West Coast…
The Remarkables to celebrate opening this weekend
The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown is all set to celebrate opening and kick start its 2012 season this Saturday….
SI road update
The New Zealand Herald is reporting the Lewis Pass in the central South Island reopened this afternoon. It had been…
Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area to open this weekend
Queenstown will officially open for winter from this weekend with the 2012 season getting underway at Coronet Peak ski area….
Just In: Flurries in Blenheim
Snow flurries have made it as far north as Blenheim this evening with Weather Watch reader Joelle Hopcus reporting a…
Bright sparks southwest of Christchurch last Monday
I didn’t think I would be writing another article about thunderstorms in Canterbury till next spring / summer but lo…
Two years ago – North Otago swamped
It’s a couple of years to the day since Oamaru and parts of North Otago were cut off from the…
Detailed Christchurch forecasts now up and running
WeatherWatch.co.nz has launched detailed forecasts for those in Christchurch, matching the high level of quality which has been in place…
Christchurch hit by strong quake
Updated 3:14pm — Christchurch has been hit by its largest earthquake in recent weeks this afternoon, with a 5.2-magnitude shake…
30 minute quakes common in Southern Alps
Scientists have discovered slow, creeping earthquakes that can last up to half an hour are taking place deep beneath the…
