Weather
01:00pm Sun 09 Jun, 2019
Winter may have opened with a tumultuous week of weather, but the coming seven days offer a brief respite. Since last Monday most main-centres have seen their... Read More
01:41pm Thu 06 Jun, 2019
People are being warned of a brief respite in wild weather, with more in the forecast for the weekend. The MetService is forecasting a front to race up the South... Read More
06:53am Thu 06 Jun, 2019
A tornado tearing through Te Puna on Wednesday left bits of broken trees in its wake, with some blocking the train line running through the area. The short burst... Read More
07:10am Wed 05 Jun, 2019
Unsettled weather is the theme for the Bay of Plenty, as well as the rest of the North Island today. A reasonably deep low pressure system is moving over the... Read More
10:34am Tue 04 Jun, 2019
Heavy rain, strong winds and snow is being forecast for the central North Island this week. A strong wind watch is in force for the Bay of Plenty as a low over... Read More
11:15am Sun 02 Jun, 2019
The forecast team at WeatherWatch have reported on Sunday morning that we are halfway through a polar surge of air, with temperatures below average nationwide... Read More
04:00pm Sat 01 Jun, 2019
The forecast team at Weatherwatch have created a dramatic satellite animation which reveals the ‘river' of polar air as winter dawns over New Zealand. June... Read More
08:15am Sat 01 Jun, 2019
Snow flurries are expected to affect parts of the South and North Island today. Weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson from WeatherWatch.co.nz says a low pressure system... Read More
11:02am Fri 31 May, 2019
Motorists travelling around the Bay of Plenty region are being warned to expect changeable weather conditions. Bay of Plenty Systems Manager Rob Campbell says... Read More
08:35am Fri 31 May, 2019
After five months of frequent calm and dry weather NZ's weather pattern has been turned upside down today and will do so again next week - twice. The main... Read More
11:45am Tue 28 May, 2019
A winter blast is coming this weekend and it will hack daytime temperatures back by as much as 10 degrees compared to this week. Even northern NZ is affected... Read More
07:09am Tue 28 May, 2019
Heavy rain is being forecast for the Bay of Plenty today, with a heavy rain watch in force from the MetService. "Moist northwesterlies with a number of embedded... Read More
03-Nov 11:50
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03-Nov 11:00
Lifeguards help track offshore paddleboarders
03-Nov 10:00
Farmers urged to plan ahead as dry summer looms
03-Nov 08:31
Showers set to break Bay's dry run this week
03-Nov 07:18
Alert level lowered as Whakaari eruption ends
03-Nov 06:00
Town reacts to cancellation of AvoFest
02-Nov 18:00
Lawyer appeals misconduct findings in trust case
02-Nov 16:00
Race unites Tauranga against family violence
02-Nov 13:46
Conway takes historic 9-47 haul in Mount draw
02-Nov 12:30
Tauranga outage: 994 properties affected
02-Nov 11:00
Tauranga hosts ATC Terminator Challenge debut
02-Nov 10:00
Western Bay speeding tickets surge 525%
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