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Antarctic marine reserve plan blocked by Russia

A New Zealand-led plan to create the largest marine reserve in the world in Antarctica has been blocked by Russia….

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A westerly airflow covers the country tonight although it is only moderate and not very strong. Anticyclonic gloom is pushing…

Big high means light winds

A large high is now moving in across the country and for most regions the winds have now finally eased…

Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone starts to centre itself about the tip of Northland today as a westerly airflow covers the rest of…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone controls our weather for the most part tonight but not everywhere will see clear skies. The odd shower…

600 Bay of Plenty homes at landslide risk

Engineers have deemed nearly 600 houses in the eastern Bay of Plenty at risk of landslides. Whakatane’s mayor is concerned…

US: Hope for 6-year-old trapped hours in sand dune

The 6-year-old boy swallowed whole in an Indiana sand dune over the weekend could make a full recovery, a medical…

Another low on the horizon

New Zealanders have barely had time to appreciate that a high is rolling in for the rest of this week…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone centred in the Tasman Sea brings settled weather for most of the country today although a few showers…

Video: High moving in, but new low coming

Settled weather is going to return and the warm will too as the week goes on. The high will bring…

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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…