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Tuesday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island tonight but skies are fairly cloudy due to jet stream cloud moving in…

King tide causes issues in the North

Motorists and beach-goers are again being urged to keep an eye on a king tide that has caused issues in…

Indonesia – Search continues for the dead and missing

Search and recovery teams on Monday resumed their perilous task of looking for victims from the recent volcanic eruptions of…

Sorry Southerners, we see another southerly surge

Updated — Those in the lower South Island have had an incredibly slow start to summer although the good news…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today bringing mostly settled weather, strong northerlies build about Wellington however. For the…

Monday night’s national forecast

Fairly settled across the country tonight with a large anticyclone in control. Sea breezes ease for all this evening. Auckland…

Weather Video: Waitangi Day forecast

Hot weather, with highs into the 30s, will greet some people across both islands over Monday and Tuesday this week…

Blue Whales spotted in NZ waters

Rare blue whales have been spotted off the coast of the North Island by NIWA scientists. The whales, the world’s…

Indonesia – Volcano claims 15 lives

Jakarta, Indonesia — The 15 victims simply couldn’t outrun the searing debris that billowed out of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung. Plumes…

Another mainly settled week on the way, one fly in the ointment however

This week will mainly be dominated by anticyclones again bringing mostly settled weather. Still, some will be affected by periods…

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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…