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    Matariki Dawn
    • 5 days ago
    • 1 min

    Matariki Dawn

    Matariki dawn this year accompanied by the Tonga volcanic eruption glow appearing in the stratosphere.
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    Winter solstice arrives
    • Jun 21
    • 1 min

    Winter solstice arrives

    The astronomical winter has arrived with a light scattering effect sunset across the upper North Island this evening. The official winter...
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    Auckland's Sky Tower gets struck by lightning
    • Jun 13
    • 1 min

    Auckland's Sky Tower gets struck by lightning

    Our live webcam caught a fizzing direct hit at 11:03am on Auckland's Sky Tower. A negative charged downward streamer found a positive...
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    M1.9 earthquake under the Firth of Thames
    • Jun 10
    • 1 min

    M1.9 earthquake under the Firth of Thames

    Interesting little earthquake under the Firth of Thames last night. The magnitude 1.9 occurred at 8:25pm and was pinpointed by GeoNet on...
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    Rare 'Ball lightning' captured in Auckland last night
    • May 30
    • 1 min

    Rare 'Ball lightning' captured in Auckland last night

    A thunderstorm's lightning strike has triggered a rare 'ball lightning' event in Auckland last night. Watch the small UFO like object...
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    Tasman low undergoes explosive cyclogenesis
    • May 30
    • 1 min

    Tasman low undergoes explosive cyclogenesis

    Downpours overnight and today over most areas were triggered by a rapidly deepening mid-latitude cyclone in the Tasman. The low has gone...
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    Chemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga Volcano
    • May 27
    • 1 min

    Chemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga Volcano

    The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano eruption on 15th January has injected abnormal levels of moisture into the upper...
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    International Space Station view of the Gulf today
    • May 23
    • 1 min

    International Space Station view of the Gulf today

    International Space Station cruised over the upper North Island at 12:38pm this afternoon. A mix of sunshine and stratocumulus clouds...
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    Lake Taupō unrest
    • May 21
    • 1 min

    Lake Taupō unrest

    Lake Taupō currently has an ongoing earthquake swarm within the volcano's caldera. This morning at 9:22am a M3.3 earthquake was the 100th...
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    Update on the gulf quake swarm off Whangarei
    • May 5
    • 2 min

    Update on the gulf quake swarm off Whangarei

    On Late Tuesday night, there were dual small earthquakes of M1.9 and M2.7 in the northern area of the Hauraki gulf associated with the...
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    Rare sun halo appears across Auckland
    • May 2
    • 1 min

    Rare sun halo appears across Auckland

    A rare Supralateral arc halo was caught on camera at Hobsonville and Glenfield this evening. Light interacting with ice crystals in the...
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    Monthly sea level peak for April 2022
    • Apr 28
    • 1 min

    Monthly sea level peak for April 2022

    The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 18th April for Waitemata harbour and 19th April for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
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    Polar vortex strengthens, a sign of the approaching winter
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    Polar vortex strengthens, a sign of the approaching winter

    The most powerful weather system on the planet is gaining strength everyday as we head towards winter. The Stratospheric Polar Vortex...
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    Cyclone Fili brushes the upper North island
    • Apr 13
    • 1 min

    Cyclone Fili brushes the upper North island

    Cyclone Fili, originally a category 2 tropical cyclone, brushed past the upper North Island on Wednesday, causing severe gales on Great...
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    Multiple large quakes near New Caledonia
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    Multiple large quakes near New Caledonia

    A series of large earthquakes have occurred near New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands on the South New Hebrides Trench in the last 72 hours....
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    Monthly sea level peak for March 2022
    • Mar 31
    • 1 min

    Monthly sea level peak for March 2022

    The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 21st March for Waitemata harbour and 5th March for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata harbour...
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    An Autumn equinox Tasman low kicks off wet season
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    An Autumn equinox Tasman low kicks off wet season

    The wet season has started right on schedule this year, with Autumn equinox rain arriving to the relief of many. The first upper-level...
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    Severe thunderstorms cut through the Upper North Island
    • Mar 21
    • 1 min

    Severe thunderstorms cut through the Upper North Island

    An intense convergence zone moved south-southeast through Northland into all areas of the upper North Island this morning. Frequent...
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    Small quake in an unusual Northland location
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    Small quake in an unusual Northland location

    A small magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred this morning at 2:33am in an unusual location. GeoNet pinpointed the epicentre 30km south west...
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    Monthly sea level peak for February 2022
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    Monthly sea level peak for February 2022

    The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 3rd February for Waitemata harbour and 2nd February for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
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