A late Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 29 January 2026 22:49:37 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 21.6°C, Min: 13.0°C. It feels like 17.5°C
FORECAST: Considerable cloudiness. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 17.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:21 | Sunset: 20:39 | Dawn: 05:51 | Dusk: 21:10
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 17.3°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1016.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (278°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 13km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 5.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 29 January 2026 at 22:49:58. Updated in seconds

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29 Jan 2026 8:57PM: Watch: 'New Zealand stands with you' - vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 29 Jan 2026 9:11PM: Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but 'sure as hell, this beast will be back' (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 29 Jan 2026 9:02PM: Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 29 Jan 2026 7:05PM: Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Swedish tourist (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 29 Jan 2026 7:52PM: Huge demand for Wairoa pop-up dental clinic offering free care (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 29 Jan 2026 7:56PM: Christchurch's Bromley plant stench expected to continue for at least a week (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 29 Jan 2026 8:07PM: More than 100 people help clean up rubbish from Wellington's waterfront (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 29 Jan 2026 8:15PM: Tairāwhiti Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast communities (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 29 Jan 2026 7:03PM: Man charged with murder after woman's death on New Year's Day in Pukehina (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 29 Jan 2026 5:52PM: Burst water pipe sends silt into Wellington's Oriental Bay (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


Recent Significant Earthquake Activity Report Around New Zealand

Earthquakes in the past 7 days of magnitude 4.0 or greater within 2000 km (1243 mi)
Update time = Thu, 29-Jan-2026 22:23:53 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.2 0019061906 km (1184 mi) 1769500477Tue, 27-Jan-2026 20:54:37 NZDT map
34 km W of Foxton Beach, New Zealand 4.5 00006767 km (42 mi) 1769475214Tue, 27-Jan-2026 13:53:34 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.2 0013951395 km (867 mi) 1769470373Tue, 27-Jan-2026 12:32:53 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.2 0013731373 km (853 mi) 1769444976Tue, 27-Jan-2026 05:29:36 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.4 0013711371 km (852 mi) 1769426746Tue, 27-Jan-2026 00:25:46 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 5.2 0017241724 km (1071 mi) 1769314382Sun, 25-Jan-2026 17:13:02 NZDT map

6 earthquakes found. Click on location or map links for more details from the USGS