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Antarctica: 150 thousand penguins die after giant iceberg traps colony
About 150,000 penguins have died since being stranded by a vast iceberg that became lodged off the coast of Antarctica…
Tropical downpours come to New Zealand this week (+3 Maps)
We may not be directly hit by Winston but the tropical airflow behind this cyclone to our north, coupled with…
Another cracker – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Monday
There are some high temperatures around in places on Monday, both in the North and South Islands. It will be…
Monday’s national forecast
A large high sits to the east of New Zealand today, the air flowing around this high comes over the…
NEW POLL: Cyclones – Love them or hate them?
Many people have written on our Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as commented on our website about being disappointed…
Severe earthquake damages parts of Christchurch
A damaging magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Christchurch on Sunday afternoon NZT. Geonet said the quake hit at 1.13pm. The severe…
Astronomy: Earth ‘looks very sick’ from space
In one of his final interviews from the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly said that the Earth’s atmosphere “looks…
Severe Cyclone Winston closest to NZ today (+4 maps)
The centre of Severe Cyclone Winston will be closest to New Zealand today before swinging back north and returning towards…
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Areas of mid and high level cloud with east to northeast winds. Cloud a little thicker about…
Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week
It’s been an absolutely hectic week in the weather, climate and astronomy world this week – as we started with…
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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…
