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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Thousands are still without power in the lower South Island, after last week's wild winds
     29 October 2025
    Thousands are still without power in the lower South Island, after last week's wild winds
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    Global climate plans need urgent acceleration to meet 2035 emissions target, UN report finds
    29 Oct: A report from the UN's climate change body shows global carbon emissions appear to be on track to fall by 10 per cent by 2035, far short of its 60 per cent target.... more
    Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks
    28 Oct: Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks... more
    It was restless night for many, with 19-thousand lightening strikes hitting the North Island and many in the south waking up to snow
    28 Oct: It was restless night for many, with 19-thousand lightening strikes hitting the North Island and many in the south waking up to snow... more
    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways
    27 Oct: Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways... more
    Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round
    27 Oct: Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round... more
    The Emergency Management Minister is praising South Islanders working through the long weekend as recovery from wild weather continues
    27 Oct: The Emergency Management Minister is praising South Islanders working through the long weekend as recovery from wild weather continues... more
    NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable
    27 Oct: The recovery of kelp forests brought many fish species back. But fish stocks in the reserve remain far below those present before commercial fishing took off.... more
    The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives
    27 Oct: The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives... more
    About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity
    26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     30 Sep: A view the refocus of the quake-prone building standards is a positive step away from an all or nothing approach ++++++++++++++++
     15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours +++++++++++++++
     01 Oct: Powerful Philippines earthquake leaves at least 69 people dead ++++++++++++++
     06 Oct: State Highway 90 north of Gore remains closed between Tapanui and Waikoikoi due to flooding +++++++++++++
     08 Oct: Expectation increased marine protections for the Hauraki Gulf will make a big difference ++++++++++++
     17 Oct: Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101 ++++++++++++
     21 Oct: Another round of heavy rain and strong winds is moving up the country ++++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      28 Oct: Jennie wyllie defends netball nz's handling of dame noeline taurua saga (RadioNZ)
      24 Oct: A boat broke its moorings and washed up in the storm - and sounds locals want it gone (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: Anthropic’s claude ai can now code without a command line terminal (PC World)
      23 Oct: Uh oh! public wi-fi routers can ‘identify’ you even if you have no phone (PC World)
      22 Oct: Starlink reaches 10,000 satellites launched, but not without consequences (PC World)
      22 Oct: Microsoft drops emergency windows 11 update, fixing usb input bug (PC World)
      22 Oct: I hate typing with a tv remote. that’s why i love this nifty $36 gadget (PC World)
      22 Oct: How to generate ai images and ai videos for free in one platform with bananaimg ai (PC World)
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