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NEW POLL: Do you watch our Weather Videos?

Three days a week Philip Duncan records a unique detailed weather video at the New Zealand Herald studio in Auckland….

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny areas and some cloud, east to northeasterly winds. Areas of cloud more frequent in the west….

POLL RESULTS: Half of all kiwis unprepared for an emergency

The last week has been something of a wakeup call for the country, as we’ve seen a neighbouring nation collapse…

Weather Video: The Equinox occurred this morning…Autumn is here

Saturday March 21st is the equinox in New Zealand and that means summer has officially ended no matter how you…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week – Cyclone Pam

No prizes for guessing what dominated the headlines over the last 7 days – it was Tropical Cyclone Pam from…

Saturday’s national forecast

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyMostly sunny with light winds. Cloud a little more frequent during the day about…

A ridge and a front – Situation & outlook for Saturday

On Saturday we have a ridge lying over the North Island, while a northwesterly airflow increases over the South Island….

Global CO2 emissions levels ‘did not rise’ in 2014

The International Energy Agency has found annual global emissions of CO2 did not rise in 2014 – showing international efforts…

Vanuatu: 5 missing volunteers found; search continues for others

Australian officials have located five international volunteers who went missing in cyclone-hit Vanuatu. The two groups from Lattitude Global Volunteering…

Rinse, lather, repeat – Weather risks and the place to be on Friday

Friday is looking good overall, but there is the small risk of a few showers here and there for different…

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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…