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Cyclone Vaianu Impacts New Zealand – The Full Chase

Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu first formed as a tropical disturbance on April 5, 2026, in the waters north of Fiji and west of Samoa. As it tracked south-southeast through the South Pacific, it rapidly intensified into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone, reaching its peak ...

Red Warning Storm Chase (Invest 94P)

Invest 94P started forming in the Coral Sea northwest of New Caledonia, and the forecast models were all over the place. Some had it spinning up into a proper cyclone, while Google's Deepmind models weren't buying it. What they did agree on was that this ...

Red Warning Storm: Wind Gusts Batter New Zealand

With the world's top weather models all screaming the same forecast - a massive wind event packing gusts well over 200km/h - I booked a flight south. I met up with fellow storm chasers Geoff and Cayleb, and we immediately drove from Christchurch to Culverden ...

Cyclone Tam Chase

Cyclone Tam formed between New Caledonia and New Zealand as a tropical low. It quickly intensified into a Category 1 tropical cyclone as it moved southeast towards New Zealand's North Island. While the center of the storm remained offshore to the west of Cape Reinga, ...

How to see Aurora in Auckland, New Zealand

All the photos on this page were taken in Auckland by Extreme Pursuit. They are copyright and must not be reproduced without permission. As we enter the solar maximum - the period of the greatest solar activity during the Sun's solar cycle - the chances of ...

Atmospheric river brings severe rainfall to the Bay of Plenty

New Zealand is being soaked by another atmospheric river, bringing severe rainfall across the Bay of Plenty Region in New Zealand. Almost 300mm fell during our chase, causing rivers to flood, surface flooding and landslides. Areas covered in these images/video include roads around Whakatane, Opotiki, ...

Cyclone Gabrielle Chase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLE9eQZynE0 Generally one or two extra-tropical cyclones impact New Zealand each season. I've chased many of them around the country over the years. Most bring rainfall and heavy winds, but widespread impacted is limited. Cyclone Gabrielle was the BIG exception and was one of the deadliest ...
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