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Australia: More kiwi firefighters help battle Victorian blazes

More Kiwi firefighters are heading across the Tasman to battle blazes in Victoria. Eighteen New Zealand rural firefighters will leave…

Back at work, what to look forward to

A ridge lies over the country tomorrow but the squeeze is getting put on by a low to the north…

USA – GM to resurrect cars down ‘Chevy sinkhole’

What Mother Earth devoured, Chevrolet plans to resurrect. The carmaker said Thursday it will oversee restoration of the classic cars…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly sunny with light winds in the morning then east to northeast breezes developing in the afternoon,…

‘Earthy taste’ in West Auckland water blamed on hot weather

An “earthy taste” in west Auckland’s public water supply over the last 24 hours is not harmful to human health,…

Aviation: Aircraft flips at Otago airfield

A pilot suffered minor injuries when their light aircraft flipped at an Otago airfield this morning. A police spokesman said…

POLL RESULTS: Rain dancing around the country

The results of our latest poll are back in – and by the stats, it seems as though there’s been…

Weather Video: Warm weekend ahead + new animation!

The weekend is here and the forecast looks mostly dry across the New Zealand. High pressure remains in control of…

Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week

In the week the Winter Olympics kicked off, you’d think all the talk of snow and ice would be centred…

Saturday’s national forecast

An anticyclone moves over much of New Zealand today bringing settled weather, there still may be areas of cloud for…

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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…