BREAKING NEWS>>> Augie Auer passes away

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BREAKING NEWS>>> Augie Auer passes away

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He made a huge contribution to meteorology and had a fantastic personality. Died aged 67.

He apparently had a fatal cardiac arrest last night dining with family in Melbourne.

RIP fella. :(
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He was one of the best forecasters in years and I said that numerous times in this forum.All my condolences :cry:
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Hear hear. A sad day.
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Sad news, he was a very likable guy and a great weather person.
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yes, sad to hear the news. Augie was a great spokesperson for our weather and I always enjoyed listening to his commentary.
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I listened to a lot of his outlooks on the National Programme plus on ZB on Leightons show sometimes.He always was interesting
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That's such a shame... :(
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Indeed, condolences to his family. :( :cry:
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Such a terrible thing to happen at the party for his 67th birthday and 35th wedding anniversary.

He was a terrific guy, always friendly and cheerful. He was passionate about weather and wanted everyone to share his passion. We were lucky he adopted NZ as his country.

He really is a great loss.
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This is indeed sad news.

Augie will be sadly missed. Rest in Peace.
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Lovely tribute from Karen Olsen:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/audio2/11114817.wma
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A great NZ weather presenter and enthusiast was lost today :) :cry:
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I pay my respects too Augie, R.I.P sad news but also very sudden!!
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Very sad news.

Didn't know the guy but I've always thought I'd like to have a chat to him about the weather (thunderstorms mainly of course!), the vibe I'm getting is he could keep going and talking about the weather as it was a big passion for him. He would need to keep going with me around as once the questions start flowing there's no stopping!

I remember the time he mentioned the possibilities of funnels over Northland once, I'm pretty sure he did.

Also understand he was one of the original storm chasers back in america with his university work.

RIP.

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Augie's infectious enthusiasm for all things to do with the weather has lead to a lot of people in NZ understanding the way the weather works a little better. He achieved this not just by being good at talking to ordinary people, but by being able to enthuse the media into giving him the air time to say his thing. He was not afraid to stand up and say what he thought, even if it provoked some controversy at times, and you have to admire that. I also admire the way he followed his heart by leaving his academic tenure in the US and moving himself and his family half way around the world to what he knew was a better life. I didnt always agree with some of the things he said, but meteorology in NZ has risen considerably in profile since he arrived here, and his input will certainly be missed - RIP.
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Smile??Why?
Manukau heads observer wrote:A great NZ weather presenter and enthusiast was lost today :)
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Augie was one of my mentors. I feel quite sad to hear of his passing. :(
Yes, some of his views were quite controversial but he was interesting in that way.
I know that he was a good thunderstorm man and would be proud to wear a NZTS T-shirt.
I liked the way he couldn't get his American accent tongue around certain NZ placenames whilst doing the TV3 weather... like Kawerra,Kawerrahow,Kaaferrow ...and he used to say Grimmith for Greymouth :lol:
May there be lots of blue dome days in heaven, ditto weather and a lot of barocyclonic 'leaps' as I thought he used to say :roll:
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Michael. I, too, question why Manukau Heads observer posted a smiley face. A mistake - I wonder?

Aaron: Augie actually flew into tornadoes to observe them. He was truly an action man.
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I didnt know him that well but from what I have heard he sounded like a really good person and was passionate about weather and knew quite alot.
RIP Augie. :(
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Very sad, and relatively young too - and his family were with him so sad times for all. Yes he was controversial and the generalisations he made sometimes defied logic, but he made weather forecasting and discussions memorable and interesting... not just because of his accent :) He truly loved his work and howmany of us have been influenced by his candour and lively willingness to share the long distance outlooks... creating a real insterest in the topics...

Thanks Augie, we are much more wiser and alert to the changing patterns of the weather, the causes and the various influences affecting same.

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Sad loss, especially since he apparently was on OK health just before the heart attack. I didn't agree with his opinions on climate change, but he certainly had a great passion for weather.
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Yes, very sad news.


RIP Augie.
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Blue Skies Bring Tears was the song I had on at the time I heard the news. Very sad.
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ops, i meant to put a sad face, but must have clicked on the wrong emoticon!
fixing that now!
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