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MetService considered for BBC weather – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 201525 August 2015

The BBC has dropped the UK Met Office as its weather forecasting provider and is considering a subsidiary of the […]

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The science behind weather balloons – 3 News

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 201528 March 2016

3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]

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Brrrr! Experts comment on polar blast

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 June 201328 March 2016

New Zealand is in the grip of a winter storm, with cold southerlies from Antarctica bringing snow, wind and hail. […]

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NZ Herald:Global warming debate heats up

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 2010

Philip Duncan writes in the New Zealand Herald about a New York Times article which found that climate change/global warming […]

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3 News: Carter Observatory reopening this weekend

In the News  |  Published: 25 March 2010

Dan Parker reports for 3 News that Wellington’s Carter Observatory, which has been closed for the last two years, will […]

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New Zealand and Australia – warmest decade on record

In the News  |  Published: 06 January 201006 January 2010

New Zealand and Australia experienced their warmest periods in the decade just closed since records began according to data released […]

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