Claim: Pulses from the TIGER-Unwin scientific radar on New Zealand's South Island caused or contributed to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Fact-check: Wrong signals sent out linking radar to NZ cyclone
Verdict: false. the radar is currently switched off. even if it was working, the radar doesn't have the capability to affect the weather.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Kate Atkinson
Date published: 2023-02-23T00:00:00