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Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power

30 December 2025

Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power

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Auckland fire crews are tackling a 150-metre-long vegetation fire on Mullins Road, near the Ardmore Airport
	29 Dec: Auckland fire crews are tackling a 150-metre-long vegetation fire on Mullins Road, near the Ardmore Airport... more

Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather
	29 Dec: Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather... more

A day of wind and rain across much of the country
	29 Dec: A day of wind and rain across much of the country... more

The first sea lion pup of the season has arrived - marking the start of the pakake breeding period
	29 Dec: The first sea lion pup of the season has arrived - marking the start of the pakake breeding period... more

With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
	29 Dec: Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality and science.... more

Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast
	28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast... more

Sandbagging stations are open in Australia's far north, where residents are braceding for a drenching, with a slow-moving monsoon expected to dump up to 700mm of rain
	28 Dec: Sandbagging stations are open in Australia's far north, where residents are braceding for a drenching, with a slow-moving monsoon expected to dump up to 700mm of rain... more

Thousands of displaced people in Gaza are preparing threadbare tents in the face of more winter rain
	28 Dec: Thousands of displaced people in Gaza are preparing threadbare tents in the face of more winter rain... more

Melbourne could be facing water-restrictions from low-rainfall, a dry summer, and high water-use
	28 Dec: Melbourne could be facing water-restrictions from low-rainfall, a dry summer, and high water-use... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++

05 Dec: Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death ++++++++++++

09 Dec: Officials are opening State Highway 47 - with restrictions - after a large fire in Tongariro National Park was fully contained +++++++++++

17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday ++++++++++

10 Dec: An urgent recall's been issued for two Akaroa King Salmon products over a potential listeria contamination ++++++++++

17 Dec: A fire burning at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach since Monday afternoon is now completely contained ++++++++++

03 Dec: A raft of weather warnings remain across the North Island as more than three-thousand lightning strikes hit across the morning +++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

31 Dec: Place any space smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector review (PC World)

31 Dec: Time to ditch normal internet? how to know if mobile broadband is enough (PC World)

24 Dec: Qnap turbostation ts-264-8g review: a powerful nas with upgrade potential (PC World)

24 Dec: Wondershare filmora v15: where professional power finally feels effortless (PC World)

23 Dec: Amazon is selling the m4 mac mini for 20% less than apple itself: just $479 (PC World)

22 Dec: New way to get nitrates out of wastewater found by auckland scientists (RadioNZ)

19 Dec: Hp zbook 8 g1i review: a blazing-fast professional workstation (PC World)

18 Dec: Ldshop identifies key shifts in global top-up trends (PC World)

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