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Weather damage boosts insurance company profits

The parent company of New Zealand’s biggest insurer pushed up profits 10.6 per cent from last year’s A$1.43 billion to…

Australia: Drought impedes QLD flood recovery

Ongoing dry conditions are impeding the rehabilitation of farming land badly damaged by widespread flooding last year.  Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald…

Tasman Sea low to cross North Island today

A large in size but not overly aggresive low pressure system is today moving over the North Island bringing a…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A low pressure system moves over the North Island today, this could bring unstable conditions this afternoon with a risk…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A low pressure system is centred west of the North Island tonight, it pushes rain over the North Island and…

Weather Video: Low pressure system moving in

A low pressure system is making its way towards the country, which should bring showers to much of both Islands….

IRAN: Earthquake injures 250 in 8 villages

A powerful earthquake struck early Monday in western Iran, injuring at least 250 people in a region near the border…

Deep South: High & mostly dry next 7 days

The latest 7 day forecast for Southland and Otago paints a picture of mostly calm, mostly dry and fairly sunny…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A low in the Tasman Sea pushes closer towards the west of New Zealand today, this will be noticed about…

Monday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone / ridge combination keeps conditions fairly settled tonight, a low in the Tasman Sea is starting to edge…

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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…