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Snow, hail and polar cold temperatures as Antarctic blast hits New Zealand An Antarctic blast has swept up the South Island, bringing freezing temperatures, dumping snow and grounding Air New Zealand flights, is now moving over the North Island. With snow blanketing much of the south, leaving numerous highways closed and even falling to sea level in Christchurch overnight, the focus is now on the north, which is starting to feel the brunt of the polar air. "We are working with Wellington Region...

Weather: Waves overtopping sea wall in Wellington, more road blocks set up (Photo / Newstalk ZB) LISTEN ABOVE FOR THE LATEST ON THE WEATHER WITH NEWSTALKZB  Another road block has been set up on Wellingtons south coast as the worst of the weather is set to hit the region. Waves have begun overtopping the sea walls and encroaching on land south of the city. Ōwhiro Bay resident Eugene Doyle said Wellington City Council has put a new cordon up at the intersection of Ōwhiro Bay Parade and Happy ...

Donna Cross of Three Eyes Gallery lives at 127 Breaker Bay Rd, and she intended staying put until she was asked to evacuate. She said her house was on a point a long way from the breaking waves and it “looked liked a normal stormy day”. “It’s a long, long way away from my house, so I’m really just going to ignore the warning. I’ve got a two-storey house anyway - it’s not a tsunami.” Donna Cross/Supplied Breaker Bay Rd resident Donna Cross has no intention of leaving her home...

Huge waves forecast, residents on Wellingtons south coast urged to take care © RNZ / Charlotte Cook Powerful waves, strong winds, and snow are forecast for much of the country, as a blast of Antarctic air rolls over Aotearoa in the next few days. South to southwest swells of 6 to 8 metres are expected today and Tuesday for nearly all of the South Island, and the huge waves will continue to spread up the coasts of the North Island. Waves up to 6 metres are forecast for Wellingtons south coast ...

Powerful waves, strong winds, and snow are forecast for much of the country, as a blast of Antarctic air rolls over Aotearoa in the next few days.

Big waves set to hit Wellingtons south coast Big waves set to hit Wellingtons south coast Mon, 28 Jun 2021, 1:45PM Weather experts are forecasting major swells of up to six metres to slam Wellingtons south coast from early Tuesday morning. MetService has issued a Heavy Swell Warning for 41 hours between 6am Tuesday and 11pm Wednesday. It covers the coastline between Sinclair Head and Baring Head. In April last year, five homes had to be evacuated after six metre waves flood...

Storm clouds off the south coast. Photo: Dr Sea Rotmann Report from RNZ Waves up to 6 metres are forecast for Wellington’s south coast from Tuesday morning, and residents on the coast are urged to take care. MetService has issued a warning for Wellington from 6am on Tuesday to 11pm on Wednesday. The southerly swells are due from Baring Head to Sinclair Head at Ōwhiro Bay, and the biggest risk period is high tides on Tuesday 8.24am and 8.54pm and on Wednesday at 9.18am and 9.48pm. Swells wi...

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Lizard numbers are growing in Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, signaling the success of Greater Wellington’s and Friends of Baring Head’s (FOBH) efforts to protect one of our Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) by doubling down on hedgehog and other pest control. ...

In the past year, he was named Wellingtonian of the Year in the Environment category, has featured in two documentaries about his life, and has had his autobiography picked up by Victoria University Press (VUP). The Alarmist: Fifty Years Measuring Climate Change tracks Lowe’s journey from a high school dropout surfer in Taranaki to Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientist. Lowe was the lead author on the largest-ever report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for which the organisat...