Small M1.6 Hunua Ranges earthquake overnight
Interesting little earthquake overnight in Hunua Ranges within the Auckland Volcanic field. GeoNet pinpointed the magnitude 1.6 quake on...
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Feb 23, 20221 min read
2'sDay record to remember for Waihi
For those of you who like numbers and a coincidence. A private weather station located in Waihi at the foot of the Coromandel peninsula...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
Cyclone Dovi: From the tropics to smashing NZ
Cyclone Dovi began its journey as a tropical depression named 92P on 5th February over the Coral Sea off the North Queensland coast. Over...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Widespread rain at last
Much needed relief for the Upper North Island over the last 24 hours with more showers to come today as the strong easterlies continue....
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Jan 31, 20221 min read
Monthly sea level peak for January 2022
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 5th January for Waitemata harbour and 4th January for Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
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Jan 26, 20221 min read
Multiple quakes near Poor Knights Islands
Multiple small earthquakes this morning in the same area as the ongoing quake swarm NE of Whangarei. GeoNet pinpointed the magnitude 2.8...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read
Major Volcanic eruption, shock waves and tsunami strikes NZ
Tonga volcano summary Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a volcanic island located about 30 km south-southeast of Fonuafoʻou island in Tonga....
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Jan 4, 20221 min read
King low tide at the perihelion exposes the Gulf
Earth will be closest to the Sun this year at 7:52pm NZT this evening. This distance is called the perihelion. As well as the moon, the...
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Jan 2, 20221 min read
Increased earthquake activity near the Mt Ruapehu crater lake
GeoNet have detected 13 small earthquakes under Mt Ruapehu over the last 72 hours within 2km of the crater lake up until 6:34am this...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
2021 comes to a close
It is time to say good-bye to 2021. We will finish the year with a fine, dry, and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain...
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Dec 29, 20211 min read
Monthly sea level peak for December 2021
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 6th December for Waitemata harbour and Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata harbour tidal gauge...
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Dec 26, 20211 min read
A Boxing Day Fire Rainbow
A rare 'Circumhorizontal arc' or otherwise known as a 'Fire Rainbow' has been spotted over the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon. This...
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Dec 26, 20211 min read
Hottest Christmas day for 12 years
Lights winds and ample sun has helped produced the hottest Christmas day since 2009 across the upper North Island. It was mid to high...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read
Tropical moisture brings plenty of rain for upper North
Water tanks, wildlife, gardens and the landscape had a well earned drink over the last few days. Tropical moisture from Cyclone Ruby...
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
Atmosphere triggers a sunset spectacle
Tonight's moisture rich atmosphere combined with short-wavelength violet light has created vivid lavender and red colours at sunset...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
Warm and dry November signals tropical risk in December
Marine temperatures in the shallows are now around 20 to 21c, with some beaches around Auckland’s harbours and the Firth of Thames at...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
Monthly sea level peak for November 2021
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 7th November for Waitemata harbour. Due to instrument issues, Great Barrier Island has had to...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
Rangitoto shows that summer is arriving
Day time heating this morning on Rangitoto's volcanic rocks has caused warm air to rise, producing atmospheric convection and it own...
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Nov 24, 20211 min read
NASA launches a mission to crash into an asteroid
In Space news this evening, clear weather has allowed NASA to successfully launch a rocket and spacecraft from California in its first...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read
Funnel cloud above Rangitoto
A nice 'fair weather funnel cloud' appeared last night over the Gulf around Rangitoto. The harmless rotating vortex developed at the base...
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