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6.0 quake strikes Indonesia
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, days after a temblor left dozens dead in the nation. The quake struck…
Sunday’s national forecast
A strong westerly airflow lies over New Zealand today, another front passes over the South Island during the day then…
Taxpayer funded forecasters in fight for territory
Updated (2 Stories) — Weather forecasts are being publicly funded on two fronts with both Niwa and Metservice now offering…
Great green blob covers Chinese waters (+video)
For years, China has talked about promoting “green growth.” But this probably isn’t what they had in mind. For the…
Wind, bushfire, power outages in Canterbury
Canterbury is being battered by high winds – especially the greater Christchurch area. It has kept the Fire Service busy,…
Just In – Amazing aurora above Antarctica
This amazing photo has just come in from Tim Delany, who is Winter Technical Support, working at Antarctica New Zealand’s…
Thousands lose power in Chch, truck blown over in Kaikoura
UPDATED 11:04am — A truck has been blown over in Kaikoura and nearly 10,000 Christchurch properties are without power after…
Saturday’s national forecast
A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front passes over the South Island during the day then…
Sydney’s warmth set to dip
Sydney has had a warm start to July, but all that is about to change as a cold front sweeps…
Video: Warm weekend ahead of cold change
Windy westerlies again surge northwards across most of the country this weekend with more heavy rain along the West Coast….
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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…
