The defence minister says the presence of Chinese warships carrying out live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea is "unusual", but nothing Kiwis need to be worried about.

Activity by Chinese military ships in the Tasman sea is a "gift from Beijing" to a government trying to persuade the public of the need to spend more on defence, says a defence expert. The New Zealand ...

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Sea Surface Temperature (SST) timeseries are available from 1900 for a number of regions around Australia and globally. These timeseries include ocean surface temperatures ... 142°E–174°E) and the ...

A high to the east directs northerlies over the state, ahead of an approaching cold front forecast to cross Tasmania during Sunday morning. Another high begins to build over the Bight on Sunday, and ...