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Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny spells and some cloud with southwesterly winds, perhaps a little breezy in the afternoon Taranaki northwards…

POLL RESULTS: Half of kiwis working weekends

Well, for the second week in a row, we’ve had a dead heat in our poll – and the chances…

Less chance of ‘Severe El Niño’ forming – but event still likely

Global forecasting for a severe El Nino weather pattern has been downgraded, due to a large wave of cool water…

Stunning Saturday for many New Zealanders

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning across most main centres across New Zealand (and for many people in between!). As high…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

What a topsy-turvy week it’s been; both on our shores and abroad! We’ve had typhoons, drought, power outages and blood…

Saturday’s national forecast

A slack pressure gradiant brings mainly settled weather to the country today although late afternoon / evening isolated showers develop…

Blood Moon – the sequel that captivated millions

Sequels are usually a disappointment. But not this time, not with this heavenly body. People throughout the United States had…

Resource Management Act could be in for a shake up

A shake-up of the Resource Management Act could be back on the table, after being shelved over environmental concerns.  John…

Hunua Ranges 1080 vote passes unanimously

A local board’s backing a move to drop 1080 poison in the Hunua Ranges, to protect birds from stoats, rats,…

Settled weekend ahead

It’s looking like our current weather pattern, sitting in between two anticyclone systems to the east and west, will continue…

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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…