The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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New Zealand Weather

News from New Zealand

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 729 towns in New Zealand. 1 warning is in force among the 10 largest towns as of 17:22 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

Warnings are in force for 1 of the 10 largest towns.

The Gazette carries the weather for 729 towns in New Zealand, from Kerikeri in the north to Papatowai in the south. The largest is Auckland, home to some 1.5M souls.

Among the larger towns, Hamilton runs hottest, with summer highs near 26°, and Queenstown coldest, with winter nights near -2°. Greymouth is the wettest at about 2577 mm a year, Oamaru the driest at 495 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
AucklandNew ZealandPartly cloudy16°22° / 16°
ChristchurchCanterbury, New ZealandOvercast14°19° / 13°
WellingtonWellington Region, New ZealandOvercast14°17° / 14°
Manukau CityAuckland, New ZealandPartly cloudy16°22° / 16°
North ShoreAuckland, New ZealandPartly cloudy17°20° / 17°
HamiltonWaikato Region, New ZealandOvercast15°22° / 15°
TaurangaBay of Plenty, New ZealandOvercast17°19° / 17°
DunedinOtago, New ZealandOvercast11°13° / 10°
Lower HuttWellington Region, New ZealandPartly cloudy15°18° / 15°
Palmerston NorthManawatu-Wanganui, New ZealandPartly cloudy14°20° / 14°

Regions of New Zealand

17 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
AucklandAuckland148
CanterburyChristchurch123
Wellington RegionWellington108
Waikato RegionHamilton51
Bay of PlentyTauranga34
OtagoDunedin58
Manawatu-WanganuiPalmerston North37
Taranaki RegionNew Plymouth28
Hawke's Bay RegionHastings20
SouthlandInvercargill31
Nelson RegionNelson11
NorthlandWhangarei34
GisborneGisborne14
MarlboroughBlenheim12
Tasman DistrictRichmond9
West CoastGreymouth10
Chatham IslandsWaitangi1

Every Town in New Zealand

729 towns · largest first

Auckland · Christchurch · Wellington · Manukau City · North Shore · Hamilton · Tauranga · Dunedin · Lower Hutt · Palmerston North · New Plymouth · Hastings · Napier · Rotorua · Porirua · Invercargill · Papatoetoe · Nelson · Whangarei · Whanganui · Upper Hutt · Manurewa · Gisborne · Papakura · Rolleston · Paraparaumu · Blenheim · Timaru · Masterton · Mangere East · Remuera · Taupo · Avondale · Otara · New Lynn · Mangere · Massey · Massey East · Ashburton · Pukekohe East · Wainuiomata · Stoke · Epsom · Richmond · Levin · Rangiora · Henderson · Whakatane · Otahuhu · Te Atatu South · Lincoln · Takanini · Mount Eden · Titirangi · Karori · Hamilton East · Te Atatu Peninsula · Cambridge · Havelock North · Mosgiel · Te Aro · Blockhouse Bay · Tokoroa · Homai · Te Awamutu · Kaiapoi · Halswell · Waikanae · Hillsborough · Wanaka · Gore · Oamaru · Taradale · Sandringham · Albany · Onehunga · Howick · Orewa · Wigram · Whitby · Johnsonville · West Harbour · Takapuna · Grey Lynn · Saint Heliers · Hokowhitu · Riccarton · Hillcrest · Redwoodtown · Flaxmere · Favona · Beach Haven · Stokes Valley · Parklands · Browns Bay · Forrest Hill · Birkenhead · Hawera · Te Puke · Queenstown · Balmoral · Carterton · Avonhead · Newtown · Ilam · Pakuranga · Spreydon · Western Heights · Pakuranga Heights · Waiuku · Bishopdale · Wattle Downs · North East Valley · Ellerslie · Burnside · Bryndwr · Glen Innes · Naenae · Birkdale · Morrinsville