Category: weather
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New Zealand Braces for Severe Weather: Heavy Rain and Gales Expected
New Zealand is preparing for a significant multi-hazard weather event as a deep sub-tropical low approaches, bringing heavy rain and strong northeast winds across many regions from late Wednesday until Friday. The upper North Island, particularly Northland and western Bay…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Gale-Force Winds
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for significant heavy rain and gales expected to affect parts of northern and central New Zealand from late Wednesday into Friday. A deep sub-tropical low approaching the country is forecast to bring strong…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Severe Gales
New Zealand is set to experience a period of unsettled weather, with a deep sub-tropical low and an active front bringing heavy rain and potential severe gales across the country from Thursday, March 26, to Saturday, March 28. The heaviest…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Gale Force Winds
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for parts of northern and central New Zealand as a tropical low is expected to move south into the Tasman Sea. The system is forecast to bring significant rainfall and strengthening easterly winds…
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Severe Weather Alert: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Hit New Zealand
New Zealand is bracing for a significant shift in weather as a low-pressure system originating from the tropics is forecast to move into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and large waves. The adverse weather is…
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New Zealand Faces Potential Severe Weather Warnings Next Week
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook indicating a significant risk of heavy rain and strong winds across New Zealand from Wednesday, March 25, to Saturday, March 28. A subtropical low developing to the west of the North Island is…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on NZ First speech, Oscars, and Warriors win
RNZ is reporting that New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is set to deliver his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday. The speech is intentionally scheduled after the release of quarterly GDP figures. RNZ also noted that…
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been detected in the region of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. The seismic event occurred on March 21, 2026, at 10:25:59 UTC. The earthquake's epicenter was located at geographic coordinates 30.213S and 177.160W, with a…
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MetService Forecasts Minimal Severe Weather Risk Early Next Week, Potential for Rain and Gales Later
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook, indicating a minimal risk of severe weather affecting New Zealand at the start of next week. On Monday and Tuesday, a ridge of high pressure is expected to dominate, with only a weak…
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MetService Forecasts Minimal Severe Weather Risk for New Zealand
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook, indicating a minimal risk of severe weather affecting New Zealand from Sunday, March 22, through Wednesday, March 25, 2026. A ridge of high pressure is expected to persist across much of the country…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Risk Expected
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook, indicating a low probability of significant weather events impacting New Zealand from Saturday, March 21, through Tuesday, March 24. A ridge of high pressure is expected to dominate the weather across most of…
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New Zealand Faces Minimal Severe Weather Risk This Week
New Zealand is set for a week with minimal risk of severe weather, according to the latest outlook from MetService. A ridge of high pressure is expected to dominate the country's weather patterns from Friday through to Monday. On Friday,…
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MetService: Minimal Severe Weather Risk for New Zealand This Week
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook for the coming week, stating there is minimal risk of severe weather affecting New Zealand. From Thursday, March 19th, a ridge of high pressure is expected to build over the South Island, while…
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New Zealand Weather: Settled North, Rain South Midweek
New Zealand can expect largely settled weather early this week, with a ridge of high pressure dominating. The North Island is forecast to experience mostly fine conditions with plenty of dry weather. Patchy cloud and isolated showers are possible, but…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Low Risk of Severe Conditions
MetService has issued its severe weather outlook for the upcoming week, indicating a low risk of significant weather events across New Zealand. On Tuesday, a high-pressure ridge will cover the northern and central parts of the country, while a Tasman…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on weekend news including river body recovery and beach incident death
RNZ is reporting on several weekend news items. The news outlet said a body was recovered from the Manawatū River, though it has not yet been formally identified. RNZ also reported that a person died after an incident involving a…
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MetService Forecasts Minimal Severe Weather Risk for New Zealand
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook, indicating a minimal risk of severe weather across New Zealand for the period of Sunday, March 15, to Wednesday, March 18. The forecast suggests a strong west to southwest flow will gradually ease…
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MetService Forecasts Low Confidence of Severe Gales for Southland
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook indicating a low confidence of severe westerly gales affecting coastal Southland and Clutha on Saturday, March 14, 2026. This is due to a strong west to southwest flow covering the country. The confidence…
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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on March 10, 2026, at 23:51:18 UTC. The seismic event had a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 33.005S, 178.566W. This location is approximately 584.0 km northeast…
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New Zealand Weather: Fronts Bring Wet, Windy Conditions
New Zealand is set to experience a period of unsettled weather from Monday, March 9th, to Thursday, March 12th, with fronts bringing wet and windy conditions to many areas. Monday will see cloudy, cool, and wet weather across the southern…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on neurobiologist's views on Trump, softball recognition, and fairy tale adaptations
RNZ is reporting that neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky believes Donald Trump's "awful upbringing" may have contributed to his destructive behavior. Sapolsky, a world-leading neurobiologist, stated that science suggests it is not acceptable to hate Trump. RNZ also highlighted calls for greater…
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been registered in the Kermadec Islands region, located northeast of New Zealand. The event occurred on March 6, 2026, at 15:17:45 UTC, at a depth of 51 kilometers. The epicenter was approximately 932.1 kilometers north-northeast…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Fiordland and Westland
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland, covering the area between Doubtful Sound and Haast. The warning is in effect for 22 hours, from 8:00pm Friday, March 6, 2026, until 6:00pm Saturday, March 7, 2026.…
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MetService Warns of Potential Severe Easterly Gales for Northland
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook for the coming week, with a low confidence of warning amounts of rain in Fiordland, Southland, and Clutha on Sunday, March 8. A cool southerly change is expected to follow a front moving…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland, covering the area between Doubtful Sound and Haast. The warning is in effect for 28 hours, starting from 2:00 PM on Friday, March 6, 2026, and concluding at…
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Sunshine Expected for Most Weekend Events, South Island Faces Rain
New Zealanders can expect plenty of sunshine for weekend events across most of the country, though the South Island will see some rain and unseasonably warm temperatures. A ridge of high pressure will keep the North Island dry until Monday,…
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Off New Zealand Coast
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand on March 3, 2026, at 11:55:08 UTC. The earthquake's epicenter was located at geographic coordinates 48.998S, 166.569E, at a shallow depth of 10 km.…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Low Risk of Severe Conditions
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand, indicating a low risk of severe weather impacting the country from Thursday, March 5, to Sunday, March 8. On Thursday, a large high pressure system will cover most of the…
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Severe Gale Warning for Chatham Islands
The MetService has issued a severe gale warning for the Chatham Islands, effective from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm today, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. A deep low situated east of New Zealand is forecast to bring severe southerly gales, with…
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Severe Gales and Heavy Rain Threaten Chatham Islands
A MetService Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the Chatham Islands, forecasting severe southeasterly gales and heavy rain. The alert is in effect for 12 hours, starting at 4:00 am Tuesday, March 3, and concluding at 4:00 pm the…