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Scrub fire delays motorway traffic near Auckland

A scrub fire is causing delays to motorway traffic near the Puhoi tunnel, outside Auckland. Police and fire fighters are…

Heavy rain and storms soak Queensland overnight

A slow-moving trough brought heavy rain and storms to parts of the tropical Queensland coast on Friday, bringing the highest…

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

We started the week talking about the Philippines cleanup after ‘Super Typhoon’ Haiyan, which is clearly something which will dominate…

Saturday’s national forecast

High pressure brings mainly settled and sunny weather to New Zealand today, many areas may start the day with some…

Auckland: Saturday forecast “situation becoming clearer”

The current situation is becoming clearer for Auckland and most data sets / model information is now going for a…

Weather Video: Tricky forecast for North Island

Rain is in some forecasts for northern New Zealand this weekend but as you’ll see the computer models aren’t in…

Opinion: Just when exactly was the “great storm”?!

When it comes to the weather it often comes down to your personal experiences rather than the facts when we…

Friday night’s national forecast

High pressure covers much of the country overnight bringing settled but cloudy weather for some. Daytime heating however has produced…

Japan – video special: Volcano creates new island

A volcanic eruption has created a new island in the ocean south of Tokyo, according to the Japanese coast guard…

Friday’s national forecast

High pressure covers much of New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather, there is plenty of cloud about the east…

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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…