5 days ago1 minMatariki DawnMatariki dawn this year accompanied by the Tonga volcanic eruption glow appearing in the stratosphere.
Jun 211 minWinter solstice arrives The astronomical winter has arrived with a light scattering effect sunset across the upper North Island this evening. The official winter...
Jun 131 minAuckland's Sky Tower gets struck by lightningOur live webcam caught a fizzing direct hit at 11:03am on Auckland's Sky Tower. A negative charged downward streamer found a positive...
Jun 101 minM1.9 earthquake under the Firth of ThamesInteresting little earthquake under the Firth of Thames last night. The magnitude 1.9 occurred at 8:25pm and was pinpointed by GeoNet on...
May 301 minRare 'Ball lightning' captured in Auckland last nightA thunderstorm's lightning strike has triggered a rare 'ball lightning' event in Auckland last night. Watch the small UFO like object...
May 301 minTasman low undergoes explosive cyclogenesisDownpours overnight and today over most areas were triggered by a rapidly deepening mid-latitude cyclone in the Tasman. The low has gone...
May 271 minChemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga VolcanoThe Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano eruption on 15th January has injected abnormal levels of moisture into the upper...
May 231 minInternational Space Station view of the Gulf todayInternational Space Station cruised over the upper North Island at 12:38pm this afternoon. A mix of sunshine and stratocumulus clouds...
May 211 minLake 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...
May 52 minUpdate on the gulf quake swarm off WhangareiOn 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...
May 21 minRare sun halo appears across AucklandA rare Supralateral arc halo was caught on camera at Hobsonville and Glenfield this evening. Light interacting with ice crystals in the...
Apr 281 minMonthly sea level peak for April 2022The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 18th April for Waitemata harbour and 19th April for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
Apr 251 minPolar vortex strengthens, a sign of the approaching winterThe most powerful weather system on the planet is gaining strength everyday as we head towards winter. The Stratospheric Polar Vortex...
Apr 131 minCyclone Fili brushes the upper North islandCyclone Fili, originally a category 2 tropical cyclone, brushed past the upper North Island on Wednesday, causing severe gales on Great...
Apr 11 minMultiple 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....
Mar 311 minMonthly sea level peak for March 2022The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 21st March for Waitemata harbour and 5th March for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata harbour...
Mar 241 minAn Autumn equinox Tasman low kicks off wet seasonThe wet season has started right on schedule this year, with Autumn equinox rain arriving to the relief of many. The first upper-level...
Mar 211 minSevere thunderstorms cut through the Upper North IslandAn intense convergence zone moved south-southeast through Northland into all areas of the upper North Island this morning. Frequent...
Mar 11 minSmall quake in an unusual Northland locationA small magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred this morning at 2:33am in an unusual location. GeoNet pinpointed the epicentre 30km south west...
Mar 11 minMonthly sea level peak for February 2022The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 3rd February for Waitemata harbour and 2nd February for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...