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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…

Friday’s national forecast

Fairly settled today under a ridge of high pressure, a few isolated showers may develop this afternoon / evening however…

New fault line discovery ‘unlikely’ to affect insurance premiums

Insurance premiums in Wellington are unlikely to change with the discovery of a new earthquake fault. While the Aotea fault…

Australia: Drought spreads south; crops suffering

The weather bureau’s latest drought statement confirms dry conditions that have plagued north-eastern Australia are creeping further south, reducing crop…

JAPAN: Another ‘super typhoon’ on its way (+VIDEO)

A super typhoon on course to hit Japan over the weekend is as powerful as the deadly storm that ripped…

Calm and settled heading into the weekend

This week is looking like finishing a lot more settled than it started – as an anticyclone currently moving across…

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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…