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Papatoetoe is the latest Auckland suburb to be hit with fruit and veggie restrictions, as another invasive fruitfly is detected

26 February 2026

Papatoetoe is the latest Auckland suburb to be hit with fruit and veggie restrictions, as another invasive fruitfly is detected

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Fire crews will be back working to extinguish a large grass fire in Central Otago's Springvale this morning
	26 Feb: Fire crews will be back working to extinguish a large grass fire in Central Otago's Springvale this morning... more

Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them
	25 Feb: Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.... more

Three Banks Peninsula properties have been red-stickered - in the wake of last week's severe flooding and landslips
	25 Feb: Three Banks Peninsula properties have been red-stickered - in the wake of last week's severe flooding and landslips... more

Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available
	24 Feb: Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available... more

Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present
	24 Feb: A newly-dated geological timescale will help scientists connect NZ’s deep past to present day hazards, climate change and biodiversity.... more

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stuck 55 kilometres off the coast of Malaysia near Brunei
	23 Feb: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stuck 55 kilometres off the coast of Malaysia near Brunei... more

Fifteen years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquake, belief light may finally be at the end of the tunnel
	22 Feb: Fifteen years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquake, belief light may finally be at the end of the tunnel... more

Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season
	21 Feb: Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season... more

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

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

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

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

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

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26 Feb: I hate that we need scam protection in chatgpt. but we do (PC World)

25 Feb: An ai agent nuked 200 emails. this guardrail stops the next disaster (PC World)

25 Feb: Shark attack fatality reignites safety v environment debate in new caledonia (RadioNZ)

24 Feb: Your ai isn’t broken. it’s just doesn’t know you yet. (PC World)

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)

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Living & Travel:
Papatoetoe is the latest Auckland suburb to be hit with fruit and veggie restrictions, as another invasive fruitfly is detected 5:27

Cricket:
New Zealand have recovered from 84 for six in the 13th over to post 168 for seven in their super eight match against Sri Lanka at cricket's T20 World Cup in Colombo 5:07

Environment:
Fire crews will be back working to extinguish a large grass fire in Central Otago's Springvale this morning 4:37

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