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Finally the rain returns
After a very dry start to October, water tanks and gardens are breathing a sigh of relief tonight as proper rain finally returned today....
Oct 13, 20201 min read


Warmest day since late April
As we head towards summer, the sun’s rays hit the Earth at a steep angle. This increases the amount of solar energy hitting us and helps...
Oct 5, 20201 min read


One of the driest September's on record.
Over half the locations we follow around the region recorded less than 50mm which is more than half of the 100mm that would be expected...
Sep 30, 20201 min read


Monthly sea level peaks for September 2020
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred between 16th and 23rd September 2020 for Waitemata harbour and Great Barrier Island. The...
Sep 27, 20201 min read


Earthquakes continue to rattle areas of the Gulf
Another rattling earthquake for the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island around 7.30 pm Tuesday night with a M 4.3 being felt. ...
Sep 16, 20201 min read


2nd quake for 2020 in the Firth of Thames
There has been a micro-earthquake last night under the Firth of Thames registering a magnitude 1.3 by GeoNet at 8:30 pm. It's in the same...
Sep 12, 20201 min read


Ongoing earthquake sequence continues
The current earthquake sequence beneath the Bay of Plenty in a location 100 km to the east of Whitianga, has now reached over 230 quakes...
Aug 31, 20201 min read


August Rainfall
August 2020 rainfall was near or above average around the Gulf. Here are your local totals in mm for the month. 106.4 Albany 100.8...
Aug 31, 20201 min read


Monthly sea level peaks for August 2020
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred between 19th and 24th August 2020 for Waitemata habour and Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
Aug 30, 20201 min read


Bay of Plenty earthquake rattles the upper North Island
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake at a shallow depth of 5km has rattled areas around the Hauraki Gulf at 3:47am this morning, being felt...
Aug 29, 20201 min read


Coldest morning of 2020
This morning was the coldest morning of 2020 with several areas well below zero. Inland areas were especially cold with 17 spots going...
Aug 16, 20201 min read


Gulf earthquake swarm count reaches 100
Another 6 small earthquakes in the last 4 days including 2 this morning, has now bought the gulf earthquake swarm count to a milestone of...
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Monthly sea level peaks for July 2020
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred between 5th and 6th July 2020 for Waitemata habour and Great Barrier Island. The Waitemata...
Aug 1, 20201 min read


A Marangai unloads a deluge on Northland & Coromandel
A powerful slow moving Tasman low has produced a classic Marangai that has unleashed torrential rain on the upper North Island between...
Jul 21, 20201 min read


New earthquake cluster near the Auckland Volcanic Field
A new cluster of 3 small earthquakes on the edge of the Auckland volcanic field occurred within 18 hours of each other on 14th and 15th...
Jul 16, 20201 min read


Wet and stormy June
Red morning skies, tornadoes, above average rainfall, June was certainly not boring around the gulf. Here were the local monthly rainfall...
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Tornado outbreak 26 -27 June 2020
A complex low pressure system in the Tasman with an associated upper level trough moved across the North island on Friday and Saturday...
Jun 28, 20201 min read


More good June rain
It's been a wet 24 hours with more heavy showers to come over the next few days. There has been widespread falls of 50 to 70mm across the...
Jun 25, 20201 min read


Large 7.4 earthquake along the Kermadec trench
A large 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 690km north east of the Hauraki gulf at 12:49am this morning. According to GeoNet, there have...
Jun 19, 20201 min read


Monthly sea level peak - king high tide 5th June 2020
The lunar month’s highest tide occurred on 5th June 2020 between 7:00pm and 7.15pm during the king tide sequence. The Waitemata harbour...
Jun 10, 20201 min read
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