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NEW POLL: Have you had a frost yet?
It’s about this time of year that we start to see the autumn’s first frosts start to pick up in…
Magnitude 7.8 quake kills at least 41 in Ecuador
Updated 4:22pm — At least 41 people are dead after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred Saturday evening on the coast…
March smashes global temperature records – is El Niño to blame?
The global temperature in March has shattered a century-long record and by the greatest margin yet seen for any month….
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Cloudy with areas of rain, heavy about some eastern areas like Coromandel, Great Barrier Island and also…
A British storm, an Airbus crash and cloud magic – What’s been making weather headlines this week?
It’s been another eventful week in the weather world – with plenty going on at home to keep us occupied,…
POLL RESULTS: Autumn’s in the air
Well, the results are in – according to our latest poll, most New Zealanders are over summer already – it’s…
M7 quake hits Japan today, death toll rises to 19
UPDATED 3:16pm — A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck early Saturday morning in Japan’s Kyushu island, the same region a magnitude-6.2 quake…
More heavy sub-tropical rain on Sunday for upper North Island
A small low near Northland will tomorrow spread heavy downpours across the upper North Island – and much like last…
Saturday’s national forecast
Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyMostly cloudy for Northland and Auckland, rain moves into the far north of Northland…
Frosts, some sunsets, and Civil Defence – Your weather posts of the week
MOST POPULAR STORY — Every week we love getting tweets, emails, comments and Facebook messages from our readers and WeatherWatchers…
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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…
