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Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers much of the South Island today, expect mostly sunny weather although there will be some cloud along…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

Cloudy for eastern parts of the country tonight with easterly quarter winds, clearer skies in the west. The east coast…

Climate change debate gathering pace nationally – not internationally

The latest annual U.N. climate change summit begins Monday in Warsaw. The talks will see some 200 nations try to…

Video: The wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a daunting relief effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted…

Drier weather pattern returning, but for how long?

Over the weekend I had the chance to meet with about a dozen Waikato and Bay of Plenty farmers – the main topic…

Weather Video: Dry week ahead

The rain makers are mostly giving New Zealand a miss this week and the cloudy, gloomy, weather for some western…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A south to southeasterly airflow lies over the country today, conditions will be fairly cloudy in eastern regions while out…

Monday night’s national forecast

Cloudy in eastern regions overnight with southerly winds, the odd shower for the east coast of the North Island. Skies…

Haiyan downgraded, moves into China

The most powerful tropical cyclone of 2013 anywhere on Earth made a direct hit in the Philippines and made landfall…

“Gun-Shy” Northland farmers with one eye on the skies

Farmers in Northland are keeping an anxious eye on the skies this month, as some are fearing a repeat of…

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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…