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3 News weather bulletin judged the best

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +1200

3 News has won the Meteorological Society's 2009 award for best television weather production.

South Island's wild weather moves north

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:35:00 +1200

Wild weather battering the South Island this morning is moving north, with motorists on the Rimutaka Hill highway linking Wellington and Wairarapa being warned about very high winds.

Magnitude 4.3 quake shakes upper South Island

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:01:00 +1200

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook the upper South Island at 8.59am today, according to GNS Science.

ETS important, says Smith

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +1200

New Zealand is not wasting its time and money on an Emissions Trading Scheme, according to Climate Change Minister Nick Smith.

Key, Rudd still undecided on Copenhagen attendance

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +1200

It is just over a month until the landmark UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, where the next major step onwards from the 1997 Kyoto protocol will be decided.

Huge slip strands rural Taranaki families

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:09:00 +1200

About 12 residents in a remote part of South Taranaki remain stranded after a huge slip covered the only access road to their homes.

NZ kicks off worldwide series of events in fight against climate change

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:47:00 +1200

People around the world are using today as a day of action in fighting climate change.

Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:05:00 +1200

The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years, according to a survey released Thursday.

Rare bird eggs rescued by construction workers

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +1200

A group of rare birds were lucky to survive after their mother laid her eggs in the middle of a major Auckland road works site.

Hurricane Rick hits Mexican resort, topples trees

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:56:00 +1200

Tropical Storm Rick hit Mexico's Pacific coast just north of the resort of Mazatlan on Wednesday, toppling trees and signs, after sparing Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula a direct blow.

Extreme weather in store unless CO2 emissions cut - British PM

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:53:00 +1200

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says floods, droughts and violent storms are what is in store for the planet unless Co2 emissions are cut.

NZ farmers get to entrepreneur of the year finals

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:42:00 +1200

It says a lot about how innovative New Zealand farmers are that they can count themselves among our entrepreneur of the year finalists.

NIWA bullied, gagged Salinger - psychiatrist

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:05:00 +1200

Former NIWA Climate Scientist Jim Salinger’s psychiatrist has told the employment relations authority that Salinger’s bosses bullied and gagged him.

State Highway One closed near Wanganui

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:16:00 +1200

State Highway One is closed south of Wanganui this morning due to heavy flooding.