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Weather Video: Weekend mixed bag
This weekend’s low is going to bring another mix of spring weather with cloud, rain, drizzle, showers, sun, wind and…
The weekend is here & so is the rain
Yes, for our three biggest centres around the country the weekend is being marked by rain or showers. The wettest…
Updated: Ferry sinks off Philippines; 26 dead, over 200 unaccounted for
UPDATED 7:22pm — Rescue crews have found 26 bodies, and are looking for 215 other people, after the ferry they were…
Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week
This week has been a crazy one all around the world – floods, drought and storms raging as the seasons…
Time-lapse captures magic of Perseid meteor shower
This video from the Telegraph in the UK shows the amazing beauty and spectacle of a meteor shower, taken from…
Video: How Weather Works – Thunderstorms in Auckland
Richard Woods is the Senior hazards adviser for the Civil Defence emergency management dept at Auckland Council. In this Auckland Civi…
Saturday’s national forecast
Our current low pressure system slowly moves onto the North Island today, it’s main associated rain band clears the east…
Severe quakes rock central NZ, aftershocks continue all night
The severe earthquake which rocked the upper South Island and lower North Island Friday afternoon sent workers in Wellington running…
Friday night’s national forecast
A low pressure system brews just to the west of the North Island overnight. Most can expect rain or showers…
Wellington shaken by severe earthquake
A series of strong earthquakes have rocked the capital again, the strongest a 5.7 magnitude shake centred in Marlborough. The…
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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…
