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Wednesday night’s national forecast

Fairly settled over the country tonight due to a ridge of high pressure, a front moves onto the lower South…

Weather Video: Summer frosts to tropical lows

Another cool change is moving up the South Island while North Islanders are watching another possible sub-tropical low. Firstly, in…

USA – Winter storm hits Southern States

A winter storm is bringing snow and ice to a broad swath of the South, where snow plows and salt…

Another southerly for Southerners

Another cool change is on the way for parts of the South Island as summer-like weather finally spreads across the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A mostly sunny day across much the country, some cloud still catches Gisborne in the southerly airflow which runs into…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A fairly calm night ahead with a ridge of high pressure mostly in control, some clouds builds about the West…

Insurance council: 2013 ‘one of the worst’ for storm damage

The Insurance Council says last year was one of the most expensive years for storm damage, with more than $174…

Australia: Shark cull begins – conservationists angry

The Western Australian government killed its first shark over the weekend as part of a controversial culling program that has…

Early February: Tropics very active north of NZ

As we head towards February the unsettled weather pattern looks set to continue – but the area with the most…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure brings mostly sunny weather to New Zealand today after a cool start. Areas of cloud…

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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…