Plane crash at Fox Glacier kills all nine on board

Nine people, including foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, police and media said. The plane went down near the airstrip at Fox Glacier. A police spokesman said that all nine people had been killed. He listed the dead as the pilot, [...]

And if the earthquake wasn’t enough…now weather warnings for Canterbury

Just in from the weather office is the following warning that effects the earthquake devastated area around Christchurch. A deep low over southeast Australia should move across the south Tasman Sea during Sunday, and a broad and active frontal band is expected to move onto the South Island. A very strong, moist northwest flow ahead [...]

State of emergency declared for Christchurch and surrounds

Here is actual footage taken during this mornings earthquake.

Devasting earthquake shakes Christchurch

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch at around 4.30am this morning. The quake was felt extensively throughout New Zealand with reports of people being woken from there sleep in Wellington. Two people have been seriously injured from falling debris and many more have many treated for minor injuries. The last major earthquake to strike a [...]

Spring weather likely to see more rain and wind!

The moderate La Nina weather pattern which has established in the tropical Pacific may strengthen further through the rest of this year and continue into the summer months of early next year, climate scientists say. Spring temperatures are likely to be above average across the country, though short-term cold snaps typical of spring will still [...]