MetService – The Spinoff

Take a look at this shitty weather forecast

21 November 2018 by Madeleine Chapman

Seriously, look at it. Bring on summer. Feels like just yesterday it was Christmas and now summer’s back. Wow summer vibes, right? Wrong. It’s going to rain for 10 days. Metservice has reported thunderstorms today, rain tomorrow, rain on Friday, and rain until the end of time. Niwa, the prettier version of Metservice, has controversially … Read more

The six year war for New Zealand’s weather data

15 September 201614 June 2016 by Philip Duncan

The New Zealand Government has agreed to formally investigate why taxpayer funded weather data is currently being blocked for open use – and what data could be freed up in the future. It’s long overdue, writes Philip Duncan. I set up WeatherWatch.co.nz in 2005 when I worked for the Radio Network. In 2010 I was … Read more