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Big low to start the week

A frontal system forms a low on its southern end east of the South Island tonight, this low becomes reasonably…

Antarctica: ANZAC Day celebrations in the coldest place on earth

Check out these incredible images from the Antarctica NZ ANZAC Day ceremony, held in -50c temperatures! This is the first…

A mostly dry Sunday – rain coming from south

It’s a mostly dry Sunday across the nation today with light winds for many areas, especially in the north. Higher…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny areas and increasing high cloud with light northerlies, cloud thickens in the evening with a few…

POLL RESULTS: Who’s afraid of a little thunder?

Well, our readers have spoken – and it seems as though we, as a nation, aren’t scared of a little…

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

A shorter week than usual for most kiwis – but it certainly would have felt like a long one down…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front moves over the upper North Island this morning, stalling around Northland for much of the day. Elsewhere the…

Friday night’s national forecast

A front moves over the North Island tonight bringing a narrow band of rain and a southwesterly wind change. For…

Solomon Islands – Heavy rain alert for recovering provinces

A heavy rain alert has been issued for parts of Solomon Islands still recovering from severe flooding earlier this month….

West Coast landscape ‘changed forever’ by storm

The landscape of parts of the West Coast has been drastically altered, with whole forests flattened, shelter belts collapsed 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…