2013 New Zealand winter storm [20 June] it moved across Cook Strait to create a new low just east of Kaikoura... that was the real kick in pants that caused a clockwise circle of wind." -Associate Professor James Renwick at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University has researched how polar conditions affect our weather. "To get an event like this, which is pretty extreme, we need the westerly wind that normally blows across New Zealand and the southern oceans to slow down and to buckle into a series of big meanders, north-south waves around the hemisphere." The air was so
New Zealand Name Removal Service New Zealand Name Removal Service The New Zealand Name Removal Service provides a way for New Zealanders to reduce the amount of junk mail and telemarketing calls they receive. The service is provided voluntarily by the Marketing Association of New Zealand and stops only calls and mail from their 500 members. It is available only to members of the general public, not to businesses or other organisations. To access the Name Removal Service a member of the public should e-mail or write to the Marketing Association providing their full name, address, telephone number, and fax number (if applicable) and requesting