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2 Feb 2026 19:32
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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on
     2 February 2026
    Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on
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    The operation is underway to submerge the capsized tourist boat in Akaroa Harbour
    2 Feb: The operation is underway to submerge the capsized tourist boat in Akaroa Harbour... more
    Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads
    2 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads... more
    MetService says this weekend's the perfect time for those in the South Island to get out, before the weather takes a turn
    1 Feb: MetService says this weekend's the perfect time for those in the South Island to get out, before the weather takes a turn... more
    Strong weather's expected to hit parts of the South Island early next week
    1 Feb: Strong weather's expected to hit parts of the South Island early next week... more
    Firefighters are continuing to dampen down a large blaze at a lodge on the outskirts of Te Anau
    1 Feb: Firefighters are continuing to dampen down a large blaze at a lodge on the outskirts of Te Anau... more
    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
    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... more
    Children living in makeshift tents in Gaza are dying from hypothermia
    31 Jan: Mohammed died from hypothermia while in his mother's arms after a cold night in Gaza. His family are one of hundreds of thousands of Gazans enduring harsh winter conditions in flimsy tents across the enclave.... more
    Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks
    30 Jan: Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks... more
    NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place
    30 Jan: NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++++++++
     09 Jan: The remaining pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit have been refloated ++++++++++++++
     18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain ++++++++++++++
     09 Jan: Biosecurity teams are ramping up controls in Auckland - after catching a single male Queensland fruit fly in a Mount Roskill surveillance trap on Tuesday +++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions +++++++++++++
     22 Jan: Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened ++++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      1 Feb: Boaties told to steer clear of akaroa waters after tourist boat carrying diesel grounded (RadioNZ)
      31 Jan: Corsair galleon 100 sd review: a gaming keyboard and stream deck in one (PC World)
      31 Jan: Lg ultrafine evo 32u990a-s review: a strong 6k display competitor (PC World)
      30 Jan: Arrests made over supersized illegal rubbish dump (BBCWorld)
      30 Jan: Alliwava gh8 review: ryzen 9 muscle in a shockingly small pc (PC World)
      29 Jan: Adlink unveils rugged intel edge ai modules for robots (ITBrief)
      29 Jan: ‘it’s quite an addictive environment’: judith collins reflects on 24 years in parliament (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: How to stop windows from changing your network type (PC World)
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