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15 May 2026 11:10PM: Dirt biker arrested after riders encircle car, intimidate driver in Ōtara (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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15 May 2026 8:57PM: Kiwi onboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests negative, isolating in Taiwan (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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15 May 2026 8:06PM: Flaxmere wrong place for proposed Woolworths alcohol licence - lawyer (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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15 May 2026 7:18PM: Nurses union votes to accept Te Whatu Ora offer after nearly two years of bargaining (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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15 May 2026 6:56PM: Mother dies in hospital after Christchurch house fire that left three-year-old dead (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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15 May 2026 6:13PM: 'Despicable' behaviour doesn't make Hayden Tasker guilty of murder, lawyer says (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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15 May 2026 5:59PM: Long-awaited Te Ara Tupua cycling and walking path to open to public (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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15 May 2026 5:34PM: Invercargill mayor condemns 'bunch of thugs' involved in park attacks (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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15 May 2026 5:18PM: Two people killed, multiple injured after crash on State Highway 1 at Rakaia Bridge (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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15 May 2026 4:58PM: Government commits $212m to continue school lunch programme - but changes coming (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
Station Is Online Updated: 01:42:23 16/05/2026 Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST) System Up: 120 days 6 hours Prgm Up: 120 days 6 hours System Rollover: Midnight City: Palmerston North State: Manawatū/Wanganui Country: New Zealand Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°) Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°) Elevation: 27m (89ft) Station Environment: Urban Hardware:Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57
Extra Ground Temperature, Moisture and Leaf Wetness Sensors
Air Temperature @ +8m:10.4°C, 74%
Air Temperature @ +3m:9.4°C, 75%
Air Temperature @ +1m:9.7°C, 74%
Soil Moisture @ -10cm:51%VWC
Soil Temperature @ -30cm:12.4°C
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Moon Phase: Waning Crescent Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 50s less daylight tomorrow More Moon Information
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 01:42:23 16/05/2026 Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST) System Up: 120 days 6 hours Prgm Up: 120 days 6 hours System Rollover: Midnight City: Palmerston North State: Manawatū/Wanganui Country: New Zealand Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°) Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°) Elevation: 27m (89ft) Station Environment: Urban Hardware:Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57