Hi there, WU is raw data and definitely has it’s flaws but we find it, generally, quite accurate – it’s certainly helped grow our brand with their data we use behind the scenes. If you find better forecasts in NZ for your area feel free to use them, we’re providing a totally free service – unlike NIWA and Metservice which receives 120 million dollars a year of tax funding. If you’re unhappy with weather services we suggest you start with the ones you’re paying for – rather than the free ones.  As for NIWA – they told the media this week air from Vanuatu was coming down on Saturday with record breaking heat – we clarified that is not the case and that many western areas may be fairly average – the hottest spots are hit and miss and Kaitaia is not one that will be breaking a record. By the way Anthony we are looking at adding all WU weather stations to our site soon too, which will help improve accuracy in your area (in time, as the computers take the data and learn from it each time it’s wrong – quite clever!)

Thanks

Philip