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North Island coldest overnight, with one area dropping to -10C
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (917+ words) Frost pictured in Auckland's Waiatarua Reserve in August 2026 (Source: 1News) The North Island recorded colder temperatures than the South Island overnight, with one weather station on Desert Rd dropping to –10C. Yesterday, Auckland experienced its coldest day in five years - with -2.5C recorded…...
Wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted, scientists say
11+ hour ago (995+ words) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. (Source: AFP) A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the…...
AI could help air traffic controllers keep planes flying safely
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (1123+ words) Global air travel is predicted to more than double by 2050, threatening to exceed the capacity of air traffic control officers (atcos) to oversee our skies safely. By Rob Procter for The Conversation An alternative is to move beyond the current…...
New Christchurch facility to build NZ's largest unpiloted aircraft
13+ hour, 28+ min ago (711+ words) A new space facility has opened in Christchurch – tasked with building New Zealand’s largest unpiloted aircraft. Kea Aerospace said its next generation aircraft, with a wingspan comparable to an Airbus A320, will fly in the stratosphere, nearly 20km above Earth. Its chief…...
Spectacular fireball leads to recovery of NZ's 11th meteorite
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (1016+ words) The fireball blazed across the lower North Island last week before breaking apart in Wairarapa. Source: David Greig of Fireballs Aotearoa. (Source: Supplied) A meteorite recovered in the Wairarapa after a spectacular fireball streaked across the lower North Island has…...
'Unnoticeable' 6.2 quake felt by thousands, 'ghost quake' follows
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (745+ words) The quake hit at 7.43pm on Wednesday, 100km deep and 560km north-east of Whakatāne, and drew 3494 felt reports from East Cape to Wellington. (Source: GeoNet) A magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the Kermadec trench was reportedly felt by thousands last night, despite GeoNet's automated system…...
Temperatures plunge to near-record levels as cold snap digs in
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (969+ words) 1News meteorologist Dan Corbet explains why heavy frost is expected for large parts of the country. (Source: 1News) Taumarunui has recorded its second coldest temperature since records began there in 2007, as a cold snap that has gripped the country for days pushed…...
North Island town registers near-record low as cold snap bites
23+ hour, 42+ min ago (793+ words) 1News meteorologist Dan Corbet explains why heavy frost is expected for large parts of the country. (Source: 1News) One area has recorded its coldest temperature in nearly two decades this morning as a cold snap continues to bite across the country. MetService…...
Mount Cook records -10C as sub-zero temps set in - MetService
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (703+ words) 1News meteorologist Dan Corbet explains why heavy frost is expected for large parts of the country. (Source: 1News) Mount Cook airport recorded a freezing -10C at 6am this morning, according to MetService, as a cold snap continues to bite across the country. Temperatures plummeted…...
Guatemala evacuates hundreds after Fuego volcano eruption
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (511+ words) Lava flows and clouds of ash out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala. (Source: Associated Press) Guatemala is on alert after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption of the Fuego volcano…...