It’s been a very unsettled period lately weatherwise, with tornadoes in the South Island and isolated hail and thunderstorms. The…
President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be “a turning point…
Monday is shaping up to be largely risk free day, with a southwest airflow sitting over the country. Westerly winds…
An anticyclone sits in the Tasman Sea while a west to southwesterly airflow flows over New Zealand. The North Island…
Thunderstorms and hail lashed parts of the South Island this afternoon. WeatherWatch.co.nz was sent numerous photos (which you can see…
UPDATED 6pm — Tornadoes have been spotted across Canterbury today as a cold change mixed with afternoon heating. The main…
The streets of Christchurch have been painted white with hail. MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Christchurch and the…
With summer ramping up, temperatures rising, and some late spring growth finally getting underway in many places, vegetable growers around…
“We must protect the planet that sustains us. For that we need all hands on deck,” U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon…
Upper North Island Rain moves through in the morning then clearing by or around midday as northwesterly winds change southwest,…
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The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…
12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…