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Australia: Bushfires blaze in Blue Mountains

Firefighters are working to strengthen containment lines around three blazes burning uncontained in the Blue Mountains as the bushfire emergency…

Friday: Gales again disrupt Wellington flights – more gales over coming days

Strong winds in Wellington have disrupted flights coming in and out of the capital for the second day in a…

Friday’s national forecast

A front moves over the South Island this morning then over the North Island this afternoon, western areas recieve the…

Aussie firefighters warn – ‘it’s not over yet’

Firefighters battling blazes that menaced the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, are concerned about Thursday’s weather conditions. “Still…

Thursday night’s national forecast

The west to northwest airflow over the country eases slightly this evening and overnight for a time, cloudy areas out…

Weather Video: Labour Weekend weather update

 Rough weather and sunny weather are both in the forecast this long weekend. Generally speaking western areas of the South…

Australia: Firefighters make progress in NSW

Thousands of firefighters will today continue to hold the line against the fires rampaging to the west and north of…

Australia: Major fire threat averted but ‘long, tough road ahead’

Thousands of firefighters will today continue to hold the line against the fires rampaging to the west and north of…

Thursday’s national forecast

Expect a strong northwesterly airflow over the South Island and lower North Island today bringing gales about Cook Strait and…

Labour Weekend: Southern Ocean low to dominate weather

A low in the Southern Ocean looks large enough to control our weather for the entire Labour Weekend – 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…