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Weatherwatch's Phil Duncan on the latest Wellington weather

Publish Date
Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 12:04pm
Red heavy rain warnings are in place for Wellington and the Wairarapa. Image / Niwa
Red heavy rain warnings are in place for Wellington and the Wairarapa. Image / Niwa

Weatherwatch's Phil Duncan on the latest Wellington weather

Publish Date
Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 12:04pm

Nick is joined on this rainy morning by WeatherWatch's Phil Duncan to give us the latest on the wild Wellington weather. 

Duncan discusses the struggles of forecasting in New Zealand, and how our weather technology systems differ globally. 

He suggests NZ is behind the times, and our closed data means we can't learn from our mistakes. 

Duncan also talked the potential of a weather agency merger to provide more accurate and direct information to the public. 

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