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UPDATE: State of Emergency declared in Tonga as Cyclone Ula intensifies (+VIDEO)

UPDATE: A state of emergency has been declared in Tonga as Tropical Cyclone Ula nears land, bringing with it gusts…

USA – What’s causing ‘freakish’ winter warmth?

The eastern U.S. is warm. Really, really warm. In Central Park, the daytime high on Christmas Eve was 71 degrees…

Your Christmas day (and beyond) Weather Video

In our final weather video of 2015, we track the showers and rain for Christmas Eve in the north, and…

Astronomy: “Earth-like” planet only 14 lightyears away

Alien life could be closer to us than previously thought. Scientists have just discovered the nearest habitable planet to Earth….

Friday’s Weather Video – Sizzling hot in some places before Christmas

The skies have cleared up over the north of the country, as a westerly airflow dominates our skies heading into…

Video: Spring weather with us for the rest of Dec, maybe mid-Jan for some

The changeable spring-like weather pattern will stay over New Zealand for the rest of December, and for some regions, maybe…

Spring weather still with us – Wednesday’s Weather Video

Colder southerlies have been blowing through some parts of the country, while air temperatures have been falling almost everywhere –…

Tuesday’s Weather Video – Countdown to Christmas

We’re seeing a lot of cloud around the country in the last week before Christmas, along with fairly moderate temperatures….

Monday weather video: Unsettled, but mostly dry

It’s been a very unsettled period lately weatherwise, with tornadoes in the South Island and isolated hail and thunderstorms. The…

Another Tasman front – Thursday’s Weather Video

Another frontal system sits over the western half of the country on Thursday, coming in from the Tasman Sea, and…