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Clarence River – dam breaches, wall of water rushing downstream

5:48pm — A slip blocking the Clarence River near Kaikoura has breached, and large wall of water is rushing downstream….

2.5 METRE TSUNAMI HITS NZ AFTER DEADLY M7.5 QUAKE (All warnings now CANCELLED)

FINAL UPDATE – Issued 15:00 hours on 14 November 2016.  The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) has cancelled the…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather Highlights across NZ for next 3 days

A front pushes over the South Island this afternoon and evening then moves over the North Island later this evening…

Rough weather coming for earthquake epicentre

The weather forecast for the regions most impacted by this morning’s destructive earthquake is unfortunately not a good one. Gales…

Multiple severe earthquakes rock New Zealand

UPDATED 2:46am — WeatherWatch.co.nz BREAKING NEWS — GeoNet has just udated the intensity of the South Island quake the initially…

Monday’s national forecast

A north to northeasterly airflow increases over New Zealand today, a front pushes into the South Island from afternoon then…

New Poll: How do you feel about a La Nina Summer?

La Nina is officially back and that has many people wondering what summer will be like. In a nutshell, we’re…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Cloud, more frequent this morning then sunny spells break through this afternoon. There may be a shower…

Outlook for Monday and Tuesday – more unsettled weather

A low sits in the Tasman Sea on Monday while a front moves towards New Zealand crossing the country later…

Current conditions around New Zealand – 3PM

It’s an unsettled day for most of New Zealand due to a low pressure system, it’s centre is currently hovering…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…