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Wednesday night’s national forecast
Expect a westerly airflow over the country tonight while an anticyclone sits to the North of New Zealand. Skies in…
NZ’s weather bill tops $100m
The cost of extreme weather events in New Zealand this year is likely to top $100 million, the Insurance Council…
Flooding in Whanganui – LATEST
The Whanganui River has burst its banks, flooding parts of the city and closing roads. A Civil Defence state of…
Some calm weather finally on the horizon!
Since early September New Zealand has been smacked around by spring gales coming in at all angles. Damaging winds have…
Wednesday’s national forecast
An anticyclone sits in the north Tasman Sea today while lows churn away in the Southern Ocean. New Zealand is…
Video: Motorcyclist clings to tree in flooded river as helicopter rescues him
A truck driver thought he’d killed a motorcyclist when he lost control on a Canterbury bridge this morning, sending the…
Tuesday night’s national forecast
An unstable southwesterly airflow lies over the South Island this evening and brings showers to many, a few of which…
India: Clean up continues as government’s early warnings praised
The last time a storm as powerful as Cyclone Phailin struck the eastern coast of India, 10,000 people died. So…
Sudden burst of gales hits Auckland at lunchtime
After a very calm morning a wall of wind hit many exposed parts of Auckland around late morning and into…
NZ ice levels falling at dramatic rates
Ice levels in the Southern Alps dropped by almost 15 per cent in the past four years, new research from…
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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…
