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Severe gale warnings issued for South Island
Several wind warnings have this morning been issued by the government weather forecaster predicting winds will reach severe gale at…
Icebergs may again reach New Zealand
Icebergs, like the image below from 2006, are heading towards the South Island. Image / NZ Defence Force. The large mass…
Mainland verging on a frost tonight
Temperatures are expected to near freezing tonight over parts of the South Island. Timaru is looking at around 2 degrees,…
Embracing Dunedin’s weather
Dunedinites are passionate about their weather and here is how they embrace their own ‘unique’ weather scenario. This southern centre…
Looking back: Big snow of 1992
Cantabrians awoke to find their region blanketed in snow. ‘The Big Snow’, as the 1992 storm came to be known,…
Looking back : Southland floods 1984
In late January 1984, devastating floods struck communities in Invercargill and nearby Southland. The cause was a combination of north-westerly…
Canterbury Nor’ wester: A personal story
An often unforgiving wind in the mainland is the Canterbury Nor’ wester, which can at times affect the psyche of…
A touch of frost
Cantabrians woke up to a frost this morning , with temperatures dropping below freezing at Christchurch airport. Further north and…
Snow warnings for south, farmers warned
A cold front is racing towards the South Island this afternoon with bitterly cold air behind it, prompting government forecaster…
Lets get ready to rumble!
The spring equinox is this morning which means the sun is now spending more time in the Southern Hemisphere than…
