Below are some links to weather-related sites.
Of particular value to NZ'ers are Metservice, the link to the Australian BOM synoptic charts, and the forecast charts from MetVUW at Victoria University of Wellington.

Web Cams
Napier Webcam Shows a view looking south from Napier City, refreshed every 5 mins or so....
Tukituki Webcam ...and this one looks north, from the Tukituki valley toward the distant Kaweka Ranges

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Favourite Sites
Metservice NZ Metservice NZ site - maps, satellite imagery, forecasts, surface and upper air data.....
Met VUW Forecast Charts A series of forecast charts, showing pressure, wind direction and strength, and likely rainfall.
Bureau of Meteorology - Aus Mean sea level synoptic and prognosis charts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. These show all of Aus and the Tasman - helpful for forecasting.......
MetSoc weather stations Link to Met Society network of members' stations nation-wide......
NIWA NZ Niwa homepage, from which you can access all sorts of useful info on climate trends and events.....
US Navy - Pacific US Navy site showing sea surface temps in the S Pacific. Useful for monitorong likelihood of cyclone development........
Sea surface temp anomolies... Site showing variations from normal sea-surface temps....
www.metvuw.com Victoria Univerity of Wellington meteorology website. Maps, satellite imagery, upper air data, and much more!
Weather Underground Weather info and data from all around the world.....and even NZ!