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<i>WeatherWatch:</i> Autumn is well and truly here
Autumn has moved in and with will come rain - eventually - says weather analyst Philip Duncan.
Autumn has moved in and with will come rain - eventually - says weather analyst Philip Duncan.
Severe gales powerful enough to damage trees and power lines are set to lash the east coast of the South Island and the parts of the North Island.
A second man has been found dead in Fiji after a tropical cyclone hit its eastern islands early this week.
A resident on the tiny Fijian island of Cikobia, thought to be amongst the worst-hit by Cyclone Tomas, tells of massive destruction.
Cyclone Tomas was last evening holding its category four status, with estimated average winds of 170km/h, and gusts of up to 270km/h
Over 18,000 Fijians are in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas continues to slam its islands with rain and high winds. Officials say there have been more deaths.
A state of disaster has been declared in cyclone-ravaged Fiji by its prime minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
A new group of Fijian islands are in the firing line of Cyclone Tomas' fury this morning.
MetService has issued a weather warning for the lower South Island as winds threaten to hit 100km/h in an early winter storm.
A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island after gales battered Wellington today.
Here comes Autumn... our first cold change of 2010 is moving up the country and by the weekend will affect pretty much all of New Zealand.
Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars damage in southwest Queensland,.
It's 6:50am...my cellphone beeps.... it's a text message. "What's the weather going to be like today?".