Five to Seven Named Tropical Cyclones Expected In their Tropical Cyclone (TC) season outlook, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) say five to nine named tropical cyclones could occur in the...

International Operation Seizes Tonnes of Cocaine The six-week Operation Orion involving agencies from 62 countries, stopped six semi-submersible vessels and seized 225 tonnes of cocaine. One of the vessels was...

Normal Tropical Season Predicted Tropical Cyclones* have a significant impact across the Southwest Pacific, with the season starting in November and lasting through to April of the following year. For...

Update December 12, 2023 Residents of far north Queensland are bracing for possible power outages, internet and water supply disruptions with the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. As of 4.30am...

More than a 1000 years ago, traditional Polynesian voyagers used natural clues to navigate between the islands of the Pacific: the direction of swells, the flight path of birds, the...

Significant Differences between West and East For the coming season, New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) along with the country’s MetService is expecting significant differences between...