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Monday weather video: Unsettled, but mostly dry

It’s been a very unsettled period lately weatherwise, with tornadoes in the South Island and isolated hail and thunderstorms. The…

Obama: Climate change agreement is ‘the best chance we have’ to save the planet

President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be “a turning point…

Early summer warmth Monday’s #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook

Monday is shaping up to be largely risk free day, with a southwest airflow sitting over the country. Westerly winds…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone sits in the Tasman Sea while a west to southwesterly airflow flows over New Zealand. The North Island…

UPDATE: Hail, storms, lash South Island (+PHOTOS; VIDEO)

Thunderstorms and hail lashed parts of the South Island this afternoon. WeatherWatch.co.nz was sent numerous photos (which you can see…

Tornadoes on the ground in Canterbury (+ multiple Photos)

UPDATED 6pm — Tornadoes have been spotted across Canterbury today as a cold change mixed with afternoon heating.  The main…

Winter in Christchurch? Hail turns city white along with other SI centres

The streets of Christchurch have been painted white with hail.  MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Christchurch and the…

NEW POLL: Do you have a summer veggie garden?

With summer ramping up, temperatures rising, and some late spring growth finally getting underway in many places, vegetable growers around…

Historic Climate Change agreement reached

“We must protect the planet that sustains us. For that we need all hands on deck,” U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Rain moves through in the morning then clearing by or around midday as northwesterly winds change southwest,…

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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…