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The Defence Force has confirmed an oil leak from an anchored vessel in Akaroa Harbour, was caused by a defect in the starboard engine's oil cooler

8 March 2026

The Defence Force has confirmed an oil leak from an anchored vessel in Akaroa Harbour, was caused by a defect in the starboard engine's oil cooler

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A weather front's drenching parts of the South Island until tonight, and bringing temperatures down for Southerners
	8 Mar: A weather front's drenching parts of the South Island until tonight, and bringing temperatures down for Southerners... more

A call for Northlanders to help reduce the spread of moth plant
	8 Mar: A call for Northlanders to help reduce the spread of moth plant... more

Evacuations in Australia's Northern Territories for a second time within weeks as water levels rise
	7 Mar: Evacuations in Australia's Northern Territories for a second time within weeks as water levels rise... more

Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw's given their Super Rugby road trip a pass mark following their 59-19 thumping of the Waratahs in Sydney
	7 Mar: Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw's given their Super Rugby road trip a pass mark following their 59-19 thumping of the Waratahs in Sydney... more

Thousands of people are taking part in the country's largest surf-lifesaving competition in Ohope Beach in Bay of Plenty this weekend
	7 Mar: Thousands of people are taking part in the country's largest surf-lifesaving competition in Ohope Beach in Bay of Plenty this weekend... more

Pygmy long-fingered possum and glider leap from fossil record to life in New Guinea forest
	6 Mar: A possum and a glider long thought extinct have been rediscovered in New Guinea by a group including Australian mammalogist Tim Flannery.... more

All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme
	6 Mar: All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme... more

Wellington's southern coast could still be back to square one in more heavy rain
	5 Mar: Wellington's southern coast could still be back to square one in more heavy rain... more

Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1
	4 Mar: Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1... more

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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 ++++++++++++++++++++

18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain ++++++++++++++++

17 Feb: Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday ++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six ++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts +++++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

8 Mar: Navy vessel anchored in akaroa harbour spills up to 300 litres of oil (Stuff.co.nz)

6 Mar: Windows 10 esu update fixes critical bug with recovery and restore (PC World)

5 Mar: Nz spy agency providing iran war threat intelligence (RadioNZ)

5 Mar: Openai’s ai coding app finally comes to windows (PC World)

3 Mar: What clues reveal about a possible windows 12 (PC World)

3 Mar: Why your ai videos look distorted—and 5 fixes that actually work (PC World)

1 Mar: Samsung unveils all new galaxy buds4 series (GeekZone)

28 Feb: Perplexity computer is agentic ai like openclaw but safer (PC World)

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