Category: weather
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A low-pressure system is forecast to move southeast over the north of the North Island on Friday 12 September 2025, bringing heavy rain, possible localised downpours, and strong winds to parts of the island. A fast-moving cold front is expected…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Rain, Winds, and Snow Expected
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:53am on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, indicates a dynamic weather pattern for New Zealand. Thursday, September 11, will see a weak ridge moving over the country, with a band of rain spreading…
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Auckland Islands Region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Auckland Islands region of New Zealand on September 8, 2025, at 12:27:25 local time. The quake was centered at 50.773S, 162.243E, with a depth of 14 km. The epicenter was located approximately 644.9 km…
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New Zealand Braces for Severe Weather Shift After Lunar Eclipse
New Zealand is preparing for a significant weather shift this week, transitioning from calm conditions to severe weather. The week began with clear skies and a lunar eclipse, visible across much of the country due to a ridge of high…
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New Zealand Weather Alert: Strong Winds and Heavy Rain Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:24am on Monday, September 8, 2025, indicates a week of unsettled weather for New Zealand. Fronts embedded within a strong west to northwest flow are expected to move northwards over the central…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Possible Severe Gales and Heavy Rain
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:26 am on Sunday, September 7, 2025, indicates a period of unsettled weather for New Zealand. The forecast extends from Tuesday, September 9, to Friday, September 12, 2025. On Tuesday, a ridge…
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Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of North Island, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand on September 6, 2025, at 19:55:05 UTC. The epicenter was located 42.3 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand, at a depth of 38…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Possible
A strengthening north to northwest flow is expected to develop over the South Island on Monday, September 8, 2025, posing minimal risk of severe weather. However, by Tuesday, September 9, a strengthening northwest flow with embedded fronts will affect the…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of New Zealand, with a front bringing heavy rain to the North Island late Friday and early Saturday. The warning, issued at 8:42pm on Friday, September 5, 2025, highlights the risk…
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Media Monitor: RNZ Reports on Deportation Law Changes, Budget Hole
Radio New Zealand is reporting that Immigration Minister Erica Stanford is defending proposed deportation law changes. It said the changes would allow for the deportation of permanent residents convicted of crimes, even if they have lived in New Zealand for…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Gales and Heavy Rain Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued at 10:24 am on Friday, September 5, 2025, indicates a mix of weather conditions for New Zealand. Sunday, September 7, will see a strong and showery southwest flow easing over the country. There is moderate…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Expected in New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of New Zealand, with heavy rain and gales expected to impact both the South and North Islands. The warning, released at 9:18 am on Friday, September 5, 2025, indicates that a…
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Severe Weather Warnings Issued for New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for parts of New Zealand, anticipating heavy rain and strong winds. A series of fronts within a strong, moist northwest flow is expected to bring adverse conditions to the South Island and parts of…
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New Zealand Weather: Severe Weather Warnings Issued as Frontal System Moves Up Country
MetService has issued several Severe Weather Forecasts for strong northwest winds and heavy rain as an active frontal system moves up New Zealand. The most likely severe weather is expected in the Canterbury High Country and headwaters, with Orange Warnings…
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Orange Warnings Issued for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds in New Zealand
MetService has issued Orange Warnings for heavy rain and strong winds affecting parts of New Zealand. A series of fronts embedded within a strong, moist northwest flow over southern New Zealand today will move over central and northern New Zealand…
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New Zealand Weather Alert: Possible Severe Gales and Heavy Rain
A front moving north over central and northern New Zealand, along with a strengthening southwest flow, may bring severe weather this weekend. MetService issued an outlook at 10:05 am on Thursday, September 4, 2025, outlining the potential for heavy rain…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A series of fronts within a strong, moist northwest flow are expected to impact New Zealand, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. A cooler southwest change will also spread onto southern New Zealand. MetService has issued severe weather watches, with…
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Severe Weather Watches in Place as Fronts Affect New Zealand
A series of fronts embedded within a strong, moist northwest flow are impacting New Zealand, bringing a cooler southwest change to the southern regions. Issued at 10:17am on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the MetService has issued Severe Weather Watches for…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Strong Fronts to Impact New Zealand
A series of fronts embedded within a strong, moist northwest flow are expected to move onto southern and central New Zealand, bringing potential severe weather from Thursday, September 4, through Saturday, September 6, 2025. The MetService issued the severe weather…
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Severe Gale Warning Issued for Parts of New Zealand and Chatham Islands
A severe weather warning was issued at 8:10pm on Monday, September 1, 2025, for parts of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands due to the risk of severe gales. The warning covers exposed parts of the North Island and the…
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New Zealand Welcomes Meteorological Spring Amidst Weather Warnings
Meteorological spring has arrived in New Zealand, bringing a mix of settled conditions and weather warnings. After a winter marked by harsh winds, the transition began on Monday, September 1st. Southerly winds are ushering in cooler air, leading to frosty…
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New Zealand Welcomes Meteorological Spring with Weather Warnings
New Zealand has entered meteorological spring with a mix of severe weather conditions. After harsh winter winds, southerly winds are bringing cooler air and potential frosts. A Severe Gale Warning is in effect for Stewart Island, accompanied by Strong Wind…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Northwesterly Flow and Frontal Systems
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:03am on Monday, September 1, 2025, indicates varying weather patterns across New Zealand. While a ridge of high pressure is expected to build over much of the country on Wednesday, a moist…
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Severe Gales Expected to Hit Stewart Island
A severe weather warning was issued by MetService at 9:45 am on Monday, September 1, 2025, indicating that a series of fronts embedded in a strong west to southwest flow will bring severe gales to parts of New Zealand. An…
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Severe Weather Warning: Gales Threaten Parts of New Zealand
A severe weather warning was issued at 7:09am on Monday, September 1, 2025, by MetService, cautioning about potential west to southwest gales in parts of New Zealand. According to the warning, a series of fronts embedded in a strong west…
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Severe Gale Warning Issued for Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 8:47pm on Sunday, August 31, 2025, for parts of New Zealand. A series of fronts embedded in a strong west to southwest flow will bring severe gales to exposed places.…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Strong Winds and Snow Expected
A severe weather outlook issued on Sunday, August 31, 2025, by MetService, indicates a front moving north over the South Island and the lower North Island on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. This front will be followed by a strong southwest…
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Severe Weather Outlook: South Island Faces Snow, Gale Risk
A severe weather outlook issued on Sunday, August 31, 2025, indicates potential weather hazards for the South Island and lower North Island. On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, a front will move north, followed by a strong southwest flow. There is…
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Severe Gale Warning Issued for Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula
A strong wind warning has been issued for Auckland, Great Barrier Island, and the Coromandel Peninsula. MetService reported that a series of fronts embedded in a strong west to southwest flow will affect New Zealand over the next few days,…
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Media Monitor: RNZ Reports Firetruck Breakdown, Earthquake
Radio New Zealand is reporting that a firetruck broke down while fighting a blaze in Kumeū. It said this is another in a series of breakdowns in Auckland's firefighting heavy aerial appliances. RNZ also said that more than 7000 people…