Chris Brandolino
Christmas weather update
It could be the most important news you'll hear all day. NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino joins us to deliver the weather forecast for Christmas. So is it good or bad news? Audio
Shocking! When lightning strikes (and why)
With more thunderstorms expected on Thursday, meteorologist Brandolino talks to Afternoons' Jesse Mulligan about the underlying science and offers some tips on staying safe. Audio
Weather: More variability this NZ summer - NIWA
While fires and flooding ravage Australia, across the ditch New Zealand's summer is looking comparatively average.
The meteorological institute has issued its December to February seasonal climate… Audio
New Zealand in for a hot November - NIWA
Despite the latest cold blast most of New Zealand is in for an early summer with temperatures expected to exceed 30 degrees this month. NIWA has released its three month outlook and it's expected to… Audio
Seven to eleven cyclones forecast for this season
The South Pacific is forecast to experience seven to eleven cyclones this season, and three or four of those are likely to be severe. Audio
NZ farmers face dry conditions as El Niño looms
It's looking increasingly likely that El Niño will hit New Zealand in the next three months bringing dry conditions to much of the country. Niwa is warning that may cause problems for some farmers… Audio
Unusual early cyclone forms in Pacific
A cyclone has formed over the Solomon Islands and is forecast to become a category two storm on the scale of one to five as it heads south. It's more than a month ahead of the official cyclone season… Audio
More rain and wild weather hitting parts of NZ
Civil Defence is monitoring major rivers in the Gisborne area as more heavy rain is due in the region still saturated by last week's flooding. NIWA's forecaster, Chris Brandolino tells us what is in… Audio
Weather: 160mm rain hits Whangamata over weekend - Niwa
More rain is expected across many areas of New Zealand on Tuesday, after a very wet weekend. Chris Brandolino is Niwa's principal weather forecaster. He joins Susie Ferguson with the latest details. Audio
Weather: A frosty week ahead for NZ - NIWA
It's still officially autumn but winter arrived with a vengeance in Queenstown and the surrounding areas on Thursday with freezing temperatures, icy roads and lots of snow. Niwa forecaster Chris… Audio
Wild weather: What's in store for Wednesday?
NIWA weather meteorologist Chris Brandolino joins us with a review of the wild weather overnight, and a forecast for Wednesday. Audio
Wintry weather hits NZ - NIWA forecast
Strong winds, snow, thunderstorms and rain are expected to hit most of New Zealand today through to Wednesday. There are snow warnings for all of the major passes in the South Island. The Central… Audio
Record breaking summer highlights climate change impacts
The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Audio
Cyclone Hola brings rain, wind to north
Rain is starting to fall in the far north as cyclone Hola heads towards the north of the country. NIWA's principal forecasting scientist Chris Brandolino says rain is arriving over the far north of… Audio
Chris Brandolino from NIWA
The NIWA meterologist gives his take on the wild weather hitting the country and what is to come with Cyclone Hola looming. Audio
2017-18 summer NZ's hottest on record - NIWA
It's official - we've just experienced the hottest summer on record. NIWA figures show the average temperature nationwide during the summer months was 18.8 degrees celsius, which is 0.3 degrees above… Audio
Flights Cancelled
Air New Zealand has cancelled most flights today, including all flights out of Wellington from 2.45pm til midnight. Chris Brandolino from NIWA explains just how bad the winds might get. Audio
Cyclone Gita to hit NZ with heavy rain, strong gusts - NIWA
Cyclone Gita is expected to move southeast across the upper South Island and lower North Island late on Tuesday and Wednesday bringing heavy rain and gales. Niwa's principal forecasting scientist is… Audio
Cyclone Gita: Where is it headed?
Fiji has escaped a direct hit by tropical cyclone Gita. But what is the catergory four storm going to do next? NIWA's principal forecasting scientist Chris Brandolino joins Guyon Espiner with the… Audio
Cyclone Gita should go south of Fiji - NIWA
The last time a category 5 cyclone hit the Pacific was in February 2016 when Cyclone Winston killed 44 people in Fiji. Cyclone Gita did not reach category 5. With details of how it compares Guyon… Audio
