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Starting a new job on the 1st of of October.

My partner and i are going to rent a house out Whiterock not far from the Okuku river and Mt Tomas Forest.
So Canterbury people whats the climate/weather like there? My impression is that will miss some of the North-easterly coastal rubbish. Thoughts comments Ta. :)
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Thats no good :evil:
We will miss your reports from Central Otago :( :cry:
The weather there is really horrible so you had better move back to Alex ;)
Mt. Tomas is not Christchurch or near to the city or the Okuku River. Where are they?

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Here is a good five page article about Christchurch/Canterbury weather:
http://weather.northcott.co.nz/index.ph ... Itemid=182

And another:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/C/Christchurch/Climate/en
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i quite like Chch weather,frosty nice and calm lots of the time,knew if it was going to rain or be sunny ;)
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...but Christchurch weather is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO boring :evil: :twisted: :x
...that's why I had to move out to West Melton, where the weather is so much boringer :roll: ???
Well it has been since I've been out here :(

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How often do thunderstorms occur in the Christchurch/Canterbury area? Here there have been 7 days since 1 July.
Looks like you get a few good storms when I see the NZTS site.
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David wrote:How often do thunderstorms occur in the Christchurch/Canterbury area? Here there have been 7 days since 1 July.
Looks like you get a few good storms when I see the NZTS site.
Hardly any, sadly now :( They are a thing of the past now here in Canterbury, due to global warming trends.
I don't think a thunderstorm will ever occur in Canterbury for a long while yet,especially as a La nina is looming.
This coming summer, it looks very unlikely with lots of drizzly easterlies, low cloud and high surface pressures.
All the thunderstorms on the NZTS site were rare events that do not occur these days, so it was a real treasure to record those events, when they happened.
If you do want a thunderstorm to happen in Canterbury, the best thing to do is go away or not be here.
There have been many, many, many times that I have waited in anticipation of a good thunderstorm to happen...but then nothing , but when I have been away in Wellington, overseas, wherever, people have rang, text me and said "Hey, We're having a thunderstorm here in Christchurch" It's happened so many times it's unbelievable :shock: :shock:
I have thinking of renaming my organisation as the NZNTS - but I'll wait and see.

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David wrote:Here is a good five page article about Christchurch/Canterbury weather:
http://weather.northcott.co.nz/index.ph ... Itemid=182

And another:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/C/Christchurch/Climate/en
A casual look shows me that the "teara" article rather understates summer temperatures, and definitely understates the annual sunshine.
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Andy wrote:Starting a new job on the 1st of of October.

My partner and i are going to rent a house out Whiterock not far from the Okuku river and Mt Tomas Forest.
So Canterbury people whats the climate/weather like there? My impression is that will miss some of the North-easterly coastal rubbish. Thoughts comments Ta. :)
You will have to ocme out chasing Andy!! :)
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I will be working in for a landscaping company in Harewood so will make the drive each day.

Thanks for the replys 8)
You will have to ocme out chasing Andy!!
Yep will do...
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Some really nice tracks around the Okuku river,Mt Thomas area great if your just getting into tramping :) .
Landscaping could be under the same boat as me, infact what is the company name because my work base is in Harewood :lol: .
Dont worry alot of us cantab's drink Spieghts here ;) I will even admit to the occasional Lion Red from the North Island 8-[ .
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Jasestrm wrote:Some really nice tracks around the Okuku river,Mt Thomas area great if your just getting into tramping :) .
Landscaping could be under the same boat as me, infact what is the company name because my work base is in Harewood :lol: .
Dont worry alot of us cantab's drink Spieghts here ;) I will even admit to the occasional Lion Red from the North Island 8-[ .
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Working at Wai-Ora Landscaping, there is a Jason that works there i think, thats not you is it ? :shock:
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Andy wrote:
Jasestrm wrote:Some really nice tracks around the Okuku river,Mt Thomas area great if your just getting into tramping :) .
Landscaping could be under the same boat as me, infact what is the company name because my work base is in Harewood :lol: .
Dont worry alot of us cantab's drink Spieghts here ;) I will even admit to the occasional Lion Red from the North Island 8-[ .
Cheers
Jason.
Working at Wai-Ora Landscaping, there is a Jason that works there i think, thats not you is it ? :shock:
lol that is the Jason who is on here!!! :)
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:lol: thats where I work great company may i add 8) .
That would be the other Jason a superviser, I am more maintenance than landscaping but still do occasional landscaping jobs.
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Jasestrm wrote::lol: thats where I work great company may i add 8) .
That would be the other Jason a superviser, I am more maintenance than landscaping but still do occasional landscaping jobs.
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Awesome: small planet eya :P
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03Stormchaser wrote:


You will have to ocme out chasing Andy!! :)
Can I ocme out chasing as well?
I'm really into ocme out chasing :roll: :roll: :lol:

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Id love to come out chasing aswel sumtime Steve, just we have to get a good enough storm :Lol: and im not working when it arrives lol
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Me TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
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