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POLL RESULTS: Summer growth not here yet on kiwi lawns

Summer is backyard cricket season, but with a dry spring in parts of the country, and a strong El Niño…

Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week

It’s been another dramatic week of weather around the world, while New Zealand slowly makes the transition from spring to…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front moves northwards over the South Island today bringing heavy falls and thunderstorms in the west, high cloud in…

Wet and windy for some this weekend

A change is coming for the weekend – or for parts of western New Zealand, a continuation of Friday’s weather!…

UPDATE: Wairau fire still raging, winds blowing away from houses

Firefighters are battling dangerous conditions, as they try their best to bring a forest fire in Marlborough under control. The…

PHOTOS: Check out these amazing cloud formations around the country

We’ve had several incredible photos come in from around the country in the last 24 hours – with weather watchers…

Rain and wind – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Friday

No risks to be concerned about on Friday but on Saturday there could be heavy rain in parts of the…

Friday’s national forecast

A westerly airflow sits over the North Island today bringing cloudy areas in the west with a few patchy showers…

Warm in the east – The Big Picture on Friday

A weak high sits to the east of the South Island, while a light airflow tends westerly as the day…

Another Tasman front – Thursday’s Weather Video

Another frontal system sits over the western half of the country on Thursday, coming in from the Tasman Sea, and…

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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…