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Jul 31, 20222 min read
One of the wettest Julys on record
July has been one of the wettest on record. Some parts of the Coromandel Ranges have had nearly 1 metre of rain. Here are your local...
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Jul 12, 20221 min read
A wet start to July
Has it felt like a wet start to July? Local rainfall gauges say yes. Only 12 days in and most monthly averages have already been...
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Jul 10, 20221 min read
Rare sky and water combo captured
The ocean glow of bioluminescence with the dawn volcanic aerosol glow from Tonga's January eruption. A unique and rare combo. The bio is...
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Jun 24, 20221 min read
Matariki Dawn
Matariki dawn this year accompanied by the Tonga volcanic eruption glow appearing in the stratosphere.
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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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Jun 13, 20221 min read
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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Jun 10, 20221 min read
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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May 31, 20221 min read
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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May 30, 20221 min read
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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May 28, 20221 min read
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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May 23, 20221 min read
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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May 22, 20221 min read
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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May 6, 20222 min read
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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May 2, 20221 min read
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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Apr 28, 20221 min read
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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Apr 26, 20221 min read
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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Apr 14, 20221 min read
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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Apr 1, 20221 min read
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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Mar 31, 20221 min read
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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Mar 24, 20221 min read
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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