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![Weather watch: Is it a conspiracy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Weather watch: Is it a conspiracy?
Is there a massive government conspiracy developing in the skies over New Zealand?
![Sceptical about climate change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sceptical about climate change
I do believe humans are contributing to the polluting and heating of the earth.
![Autumn to end on a warm note, but cold snaps likely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Autumn to end on a warm note, but cold snaps likely
Kiwis not yet ready for winter's chill can relax - Niwa has forecasted a warm end to autumn.
![Auckland swelters in record dry spell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland swelters in record dry spell
Auckland is coming through a record dry patch - only 5mm of rain fell in February, the least since records began in 1959.
![Keep the barbecue out, it's going to stay warm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Keep the barbecue out, it's going to stay warm
Autumn is set to bring warm, dry weather for the north of the country - with Aucklanders enjoying an Indian summer.
![There is no harm in being clean and green](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
There is no harm in being clean and green
I was watching a fascinating documentary the other day about Easter Island.
![Niwa: See-sawing temperatures marked 2009](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Niwa: See-sawing temperatures marked 2009
See-sawing temperatures characterised New Zealand's weather in 2009, according to Niwa's annual climate summary.
![Govt may consider drought assistance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt may consider drought assistance
The Government is keeping close watch on the "big dry" in many regions and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.
![Last decade warmest on record - Niwa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Last decade warmest on record - Niwa
The noughties were the warmest decade on record in New Zealand, although last year was cooler than average, latest Niwa figures show.
![At last - the right weather for a real Kiwi Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
At last - the right weather for a real Kiwi Christmas
This Christmas is predicted to be the fairest of the decade, and hot, dry conditions are expected to last almost until the New Year.