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Opinion: New Zealand’s UN Climate Report ‘a disgrace’

(Brian Fallow is the Herald’s Economics Editor) A year ago, this column described the state of New Zealand’s climate policy…

Friday’s national forecast

A mainly settled day across the country as a ridge of high pressure moves over for a time, morning cloud…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge moves onto the country overnight with skies clearing for many and winds easing, this can mean a cold…

Video Special: The images of 2013

Check out some of the years’ most amazing images in this NZ Herald video special – showcasing the weird and…

Dunedin seeks ‘permanent fix’ after CBD flooding

A brief deluge yesterday had central Dunedin on standby again as the mop-up continues from a storm on Monday that…

Christmas Day: Don’t expect perfect weather for all

As we said yesterday the Christmas Day forecast for 2013 is proving a little trickier than previous years due to…

Thursday’s national forecast

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly airflow over the country today, showers gradually clear in the east…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

An unstable southwesterly airflow lies over the South Island today pushing onto the lower North Island overnight or towards dawn…

Lightning strikes 2 people in Gisborne

Two people hit by lightning yesterday have survived to describe a flash of heat, a walloping sensation and tingling. Power…

Weather Video: Forecast up to Christmas eve

More changeable weather is in the forecast for New Zealand in the week before Christmas with a few showers here…

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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…