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16 Feb 2026 7:32
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  •   Home > News > Environment

    Despite the rain in Auckland over the past week, the city's dams are still only 43 per cent full

    Despite the rain in Auckland over the past week, the city's dams are still only 43 per cent full


    Since the drought started in November last year, there's been half the normal amount of rainfall.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     16 Feb: Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings
     15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now
     15 Feb: The low pressure system is far from finished - hauling a plethora of weather elements our way
     15 Feb: The North Island is continuing to get a battering from the weather this weekend
     15 Feb: Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island
     15 Feb: The weather's intensifying over eastern parts of the North Island - with a potentially hazardous deluge on the cards
     14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend
     Top Stories

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    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina More...


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    BNZ bank is offering support to those affected by severe weather More...



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    Law and Order:
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    Environment:
    Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings 5:07

    Soccer:
    Optimism from Wellington Phoenix women's manager Bev Priestman after a 2-1 home A-League football loss to Central Coast 4:57

    Rugby:
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    International:
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    Environment:
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    Politics:
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    Rugby League:
    The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton 18:07


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