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The big dry: Drought hits farmers hard as winter looms
Concern grows with no rain on the horizon.
Concern grows with no rain on the horizon.
'In a warming world, we expect more high-temperature extremes.'
Don't pull the winter woollies out yet, but an umbrella makes sense for some in the north.
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter agreed to cut down its power use to conserve supply.
Forecasters knew it would be windy on the day two trucks toppled - but not that windy.
Tiny blades of grass capture the CO2-slashing effect of last year's Covid-19 lockdown.
Weekend deluge hoped to hoist Auckland dam levels up from just over 50 per cent capacity.
Akaroa farmer Hamish Menzies said they are making a plan for it if it doesn't rain soon.
Auckland reservoirs were just 52 per cent full this week.
Satellite images appear to show fresh landslides on Raoul Island after Friday's quakes.
Niwa predicts a season of "variability" across the country this autumn.
Sticky days and nights to hang around a little longer.
Ancient Northland swamp kauri shows breakdown of Earth's magnetic field 42,000 years ago.
Ancient swamp kauri records reveal breakdown of Earth's magnetic field 42,000 years ago.
Summer-like weather set to linger into autumn in already-parched parts of NZ, Niwa says.
The global shark and ray population has declined by a worrying amount.
Doesn't happen often, but minimal risk to New Zealand for now.
January's feast-or-famine rainfall leaves south saturated and far north in severe drought.
NZ can expect above-average temperatures for the rest of summer, as north dries out again.
After cooler December, NZ coastal waters are heating up again. Will they keep warming?
It is a mixed bag on the weather front today.
NIWA will embark on its third voyage studying the elusive creature.
A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Gisborne and Wairoa.
Some Kiwis will be hitting the beach, while some might even have to get the fire going.
Some spots could hit 30C this week, with warm, sunny weather in store for most regions.
The southerly change will likely bring frosts, or snow, to some areas of the South Island.
The country's heatwave will not be making a stop in the capital this week.
The official name for the clouds is Kelvin-Helmholtz.
December 1 is officially the first day of summer.
Six minutes shy of the gloomiest November, summer promises warmth for Wellingtonians.