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Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health

18 September 2025

Our homes can and must protect us against some of the risks of climate change.

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An old building near Porirua is set to be knocked down, to make way for an open grassed area
	18 Sep: An old building near Porirua is set to be knocked down, to make way for an open grassed area... more

Firefighters are continuing to fight one large scrub fire in Canterbury, fuelled by strong winds and forestry slash
	17 Sep: Firefighters are continuing to fight one large scrub fire in Canterbury, fuelled by strong winds and forestry slash... more

High winds are battering parts of the country
	17 Sep: High winds are battering parts of the country... more

MetService has updated its weather warnings for the South Island and issued extra wind watches for Marlborough and Christchurch
	17 Sep: MetService has updated its weather warnings for the South Island and issued extra wind watches for Marlborough and Christchurch... more

A band of severe weather is about to hit the country with a stream of warnings in place
	16 Sep: A band of severe weather is about to hit the country with a stream of warnings in place... more

The economic downturn is affecting some regions more than others
	15 Sep: The economic downturn is affecting some regions more than others... more

Hundreds of homes remain without power in Western Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel, following strong winds over the weekend
	15 Sep: Hundreds of homes remain without power in Western Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel, following strong winds over the weekend... more

The Pacific won a stunning climate victory at the International Court of Justice. What's next?
	14 Sep: Pacific Island nations are weighing up how to use a historic international court ruling in their fight to bring about stronger emissions reductions and climate justice.... more

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit eastern Russia - very close to where July's 8.8 mega-quake hit
	13 Sep: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit eastern Russia - very close to where July's 8.8 mega-quake hit... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

26 Aug: Marshall Islands 'in shock' after devastating fire destroys parliament building +++++++++++++++++++

22 Aug: New Zealand authorities have confirmed there's no tsunami risk here after a 7.5 earthquake off South America +++++++++++++++

26 Aug: New Zealand's first ever potato ice cream is now available from the shelves ++++++++++++++

23 Aug: Police have arrested three Greenpeace activists, after they occupied a Talley's bottom trawling vessel in Nelson this morning ++++++++++++++

06 Sep: Skiers and boarders are throwing themselves down a mountain in Queenstown ++++++++++++++

05 Sep: Frustration in Nelson, as the South Island's biggest sawmill closes down +++++++++++++

23 Aug: The full Hawke's Bay trails network has reopened for the public, after a two-year rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle +++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

18 Sep: Todd mcclay calls canterbury regional council’s nitrate emergency declaration 'gimmicky' (RadioNZ)

18 Sep: Protect your small business from remote working’s biggest security nightmares (PC World)

18 Sep: This high-res portable gaming monitor is a bargain for 30% off (PC World)

16 Sep: How (and why) to boot windows 11 from a usb flash drive (PC World)

16 Sep: This $35 pc vacuum duster saves me a ton on compressed air (PC World)

13 Sep: Why everyone needs a portable monitor, even if you don’t have a laptop (PC World)

12 Sep: A visual studio pro lifetime license is only $15 until september 14 (PC World)

12 Sep: Anthropic’s claude ai chatbot can now create and edit office files (PC World)

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