11:00am Mon 01 Jul, 2019
Sub-tropical rain will be pulled across the country as one of the two "enormous" highs affecting New Zealand moves away. "This week New Zealand is stuck between... Read More
01:00pm Sun 30 Jun, 2019
A high-pressure system has affected Aotearoa since Tuesday, leading to clear, calm days and cool nights for much of the country. This system moves to the east... Read More
08:00am Sat 29 Jun, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. It was a chilly night, but the day ahead looks to be fine with light winds after a spot of morning cloud. It's a three clothing... Read More
08:28am Fri 28 Jun, 2019
The big high over New Zealand is doing two things with temperatures - making for colder nights and then milder afternoons. This pattern continues into the weekend... Read More
07:20am Thu 27 Jun, 2019
Australia's drought is now eating into New Zealand's rainfall figures. Farmers are increasingly telling us they have only received about one third of their... Read More
06:51am Wed 26 Jun, 2019
Frosty weather and below average overnight lows are about to be replaced by double-digital warm nights thanks to an incoming sub-tropical flow. It's all due... Read More
03:00pm Sun 23 Jun, 2019
Towards the end of last week, the broad ridge of high pressure which brought cold nights and frosts over much of Aotearoa began moving eastwards. 'A complex trough... Read More
09:30am Sun 23 Jun, 2019
Two events have been cancelled and one postponed today due to the rain. Tauranga City Council has announced that due to wet weather, the Matariki Kite Day that... Read More
10:20pm Thu 20 Jun, 2019
The Tauranga, Maketu and Whakatane Coastguard units have been involved in a difficult rescue of a stricken 16 metre vessel and its occupants tonight off the coast... Read More
11:09am Thu 20 Jun, 2019
An enormous block of high pressure is building over Australia and will drive in colder air to NZ this weekend and linger for all of next week. WeatherWatch.co.nz... Read More
06:42am Thu 20 Jun, 2019
As winter sets in and the temperatures drop, motorists are being warned of the potential of black ice on the roads. Superintendent Steve Greally, National Manager... Read More
01:55pm Wed 19 Jun, 2019
This morning was the coldest morning of 2019 and while tonight looks frosty for some again, Thursday night looks much milder thanks to the sub-tropics. "Currently... Read More