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Antarctic sea ice extent bottoming out at lowest on record

As summer draws to a close across the Southern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice ringing Antarctica has fallen to…

Poll Results: 65% ‘extremely’ or ‘quite’ concerned about pollution of NZ’s waterways

Our week-long poll this past week has picked up on a theme in this year’s general election. We wanted to…

Saturday’s nationwide forecast

A sou’west flow covers much of New Zealand today producing a few showers here and there and slightly windier conditions…

INFOGRAPHIC – Your Weekend Highs

The weekend looks a little cooler in some parts of New Zealand, with afternoon temperatures falling out of the late…

South Island: Ouch! Cold change sees temps tumble double digits

A cold change is sweeping up the South Island right now, tumbling temperatures by double digits in 10 minutes. Dunedin…

Our big high has a puncture and is deflating for the weekend

The big high that has positioned itself directly over the country is today deflating and shrinking as a cold front…

How concerned are you about the pollution in NZ rivers/waterways?

Poll closes Saturday —- The issue of pollution in New Zealand rivers/streams is being highlighted in the build up to…

With Autumn still comes hot weather…but with cold changes

Get used to more variety in the temperatures – that means both hotter days and colder ones now that March…

INFOGRAPHIC – Your Friday Afternoon Temperatures

The highs keep on coming, with the recent trend of temperatures in the early to mid 20s this week continuing….

Glacial pace for Southern Hemisphere cyclone season

From Antananarivo to Darwin to Suva, an odd tranquility has filled the heart of the Southern Hemisphere’s tropical cyclone season….

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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…