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Four tornadoes struck the North Island over two consecutive days. Tornadoes struck Auckland and the Taranaki Region, causing major damage. Severe thunderstorms also produced large 'spiky' hail, lightning and heavy rain. Two people were injured by the tornadoes. [25] [26] [27] Christchurch tornado: 18 November 2019: Christchurch, New Zealand: 1: ...
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited, or simply MetService (Māori: Te Ratonga Tirorangi, lit. 'satellite service'), is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to becoming a ...
7 Days to Die is a survival horror video game set in an open world developed by the Fun Pimps. It was released through early access for OS X and Windows on December 13, 2013, [ 1 ] and for Linux on November 22, 2014. [ 2 ]
The JTWC also discontinued warnings on the system around 21:00 UTC that day [23] Gabrielle was downgraded to a Category 2 tropical cyclone by the MetService. [24] During 11 February, after Gabrielle had passed directly over Norfolk Island, the BoM and MetService reported that Gabrielle had weakened into a deep subtropical low. [25] [26]
Snowfall in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston.. On 25 July 2011, New Zealand was gripped by its coldest winter snap in fifteen years. [5] The lowest temperature set during the month was −10.2 °C (13.6 °F) at Manapouri (in the southwest corner of the South Island) on 26 July, which was a new all-time record for the town.
MetService issues a heat alert in Auckland due to night temperatures forecasted at 20–21 degrees. [13] 19 January Four separate wildfires break out in Amberley and Loburn, Canterbury, reaching an estimated area of 10 hectares. The fires are contained in the evening by over 100 firefighters. [14] [15] Three homes and a church are lost in the ...
NIWA was previously part of the MetService until 1992. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 2009, they signed a memorandum of understanding to work more closely together. [ 34 ] In 2020, NIWA chief executive John Morgan told Parliament the two organizations are like "a car and a truck; both being vehicles but each serving different purposes". [ 35 ]
The 2024 Port Hills fire was a wildfire in Christchurch, New Zealand.The fire started at around 2:15 pm NZDT on 14 February 2024 on Worsleys Road. It is close to the location of one of the fires that started on 13 February 2017 which developed into the 2017 Port Hills fires.