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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says Northland has been hit hard by flooding
     18 January 2026
    Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says Northland has been hit hard by flooding
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    Civil Defence and marae have sprung into action, after flooding in Northland's North east region
    18 Jan: Civil Defence and marae have sprung into action, after flooding in Northland's North east region... more
    Civil Defence has stood up centres at Marae in Bland Bay, Puna-ruku, Oteto and Mokau in Northland after heavy rain and flooding
    18 Jan: Civil Defence has stood up centres at Marae in Bland Bay, Puna-ruku, Oteto and Mokau in Northland after heavy rain and flooding... more
    Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters
    18 Jan: Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters... more
    There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain
    18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain... more
    Sarah Blizzard's stunning sportsmanship helps Dutch bobsledders achieve Winter Olympics dream
    17 Jan: With hopes of reaching the Winter Olympics fading due to a dodgy bobsleigh, the Dutch team were running out of answers until Australian Sarah Blizzard rode to the rescue and helped the Netherlands' sliders achieve their dreams.... more
    A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches
    17 Jan: A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches... more
    MetService has lifted all severe thunderstorm warnings - but an orange rain alert remains for eastern Bay of Plenty
    16 Jan: MetService has lifted all severe thunderstorm warnings - but an orange rain alert remains for eastern Bay of Plenty... more
    The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms
    16 Jan: The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms... more
    Thunderstorms are continuing to move through the North Island bringing heavy rain
    15 Jan: Thunderstorms are continuing to move through the North Island bringing heavy rain... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened ++++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening ++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: Heavy rain is expected for the Northwest of the South Island ++++++++++++
     03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend ++++++++++++
     27 Dec: A severe thunderstorm warning's in place for Selwyn, Ashburton, and Christchurch City, with a high chance of large hail, heavy rain, and frequent lightning ++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast ++++++++++++
     25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day +++++++++++

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      17 Jan: Hospital violated trans complaint nurses' dignity, tribunal rules (BBCWorld)
      17 Jan: The blunting of sacked all blacks coach razor (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Jan: Windows 11 26h1 preview build gets missing features from 25h2 (PC World)
      14 Jan: Framework raises prices yet again as memory costs go up (PC World)
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