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Special Weather Video: What caused the Auckland gales & what lies ahead for NZ?

It was an exceptionally rough night in Auckland with well over 150 power outages and hundreds of thousands of people…

Why did Auckland get slammed by damaging winds last night?

Damaging hurricane force winds of over 200km/h roared across Auckland last night but did weather forecasters see it coming? The…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday / Thursday

A strong cold southwesterly airflow covers New Zealand today, easing over the South Island later in the day as a…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A strong cold southwesterly airflow covers New Zealand today, easing over the South Island later in the day as a…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A strong cold southwesterly airflow covers New Zealand on Wednesday, easing over the South Island later in the day as…

Update: Colder change moving into northern NZ with gales peaking tonight/overnight

UPDATED 9:06pm — Colder air continues to move northwards this evening as the centre of the low causing the extra…

Tropical Cyclone Keni now Severe Category 3 storm, will merge with NZ low (+6 Maps)

Fiji is dealing with the wind and rain from Tropical Cyclone KENI this afternoon as it is upgraded this afternoon…

Cold change grinding northwards up NZ, more to come tonight & Wednesday (+4 Maps)

It’s a cold, wet and windy day across many parts of New Zealand but the warmth is holding on to…

Special Video Update on the Antarctic Blast covering New Zealand

Heavy snow is falling, big thunderstorms are rumbling and strong winds are howling as a southerly blast fresh from the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

Strong south to southeasterly winds cover the South Island today then gradually spreading over the North Island later in 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…