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NEW POLL: Are you concerned with how dry it is?

Dry weather in the east, the central part and some areas in the north of New Zealand means the Ministry…

Australia: Sydney air quality ‘hazardous’ as city cloaked in blanket of smog (+PICS)

Hazard reduction burns over the weekend have reduced air quality in the Sydney area and light westerly winds overnight will…

Rain and thunder – Your Main Centre outlook on Monday

A new week sees a rain-bringing frontal system moving over New Zealand, affecting the South Island first, and later moving…

Monday’s national forecast

A front moves northwards over the South Island this morning and afternoon then onto the North Island this evening. Heavy…

Aviation – Wow! Check out the undisputed ‘king of the skies’ – the world’s biggest aircraft (+VIDEO)

The undisputed superstar of the skies — the biggest airplane in the world — is taking flight on a rare…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Areas of cloud, the odd shower possible at times otherwise mainly dry. Westerly winds. Lower North Island…

POLL RESULTS: It’s starting to feel a lot like autumn

This last week, we’ve seen a big swing in our conditions and temperatures in some parts of the country –…

Fire, flooding and gales – Your Week in Weather Headlines

2016 has already thrown up enough weather headlines and big news stories to keep us going for the rest of…

Your photos and video: Check out some of our favourite social media posts this week!

Every week we get dozens of photos and posts from our readers around the country – and we love to…

Saturday’s national forecast

A moderate to strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today with a front moving onto the lower South Island…

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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…