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21 Feb 2026 10:33
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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season
     21 February 2026
    Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season
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    Hurricanes returnee Josh Moorby has celebrated his first game back in Super Rugby in style in their campaign-opening win in Wellington
    21 Feb: Hurricanes returnee Josh Moorby has celebrated his first game back in Super Rugby in style in their campaign-opening win in Wellington... more
    High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits
    20 Feb: High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits... more
    Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain
    18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain... more
    Winter Olympics 2026: Eileen Gu medals despite blizzard, Ilia Malinin breaks his silence — day 10 quick hits
    17 Feb: A Norwegian skier melts down in the Italian cold as the Canadian women's curling team hits back at cheating accusations. Here are the quick hits from day 10 of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.... more
    Beyond the beaches, Wellington’s catastrophic sewage spill could be bad news for coastal ecosystems
    17 Feb: Sewage spills are often seen as short-term public health crises. But the ecological impacts can be lasting, especially if combined with marine heatwaves and storms.... more
    The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island
    17 Feb: The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island... more
    Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday
    17 Feb: Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday... more
    Weather warnings are set to fade away tonight
    16 Feb: Weather warnings are set to fade away tonight... more
    Raw sewage is once again being pumped into the sea close to Wellington's southern shoreline, as heavy rain lashes the capital
    16 Feb: Raw sewage is once again being pumped into the sea close to Wellington's southern shoreline, as heavy rain lashes the capital... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly +++++++++++++++
     31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated ++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     22 Jan: Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened +++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six +++++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      20 Feb: Upgrade your dev environment to visual studio pro 2026 for $50 (PC World)
      20 Feb: Prolific waste dumper to pay £1.2m compensation (BBCWorld)
      18 Feb: The ‘do-everything’ pc isn’t a myth. here’s what it should have (PC World)
      17 Feb: Snag this 4k webcam for only $48 (PC World)
      16 Feb: Ice and flood warnings for parts of northern uk as cool weather continues (BBCWorld)
      15 Feb: Wellington water chair's resignation 'right thing to do' - mayor andrew little (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: ‘tennis was my toxic boyfriend’: aiava unleashes in retirement announcement (Sydney Morning Herald)
      14 Feb: Samsung’s 30-hour claim is fantasy—but panther lake battery life is still wild (PC World)
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