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

25 February 2026

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

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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

High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits
	20 Feb: High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits... more

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

Winter Olympics 2026: Eileen Gu medals despite blizzard, Ilia Malinin breaks his silence — day 10 quick hits
	17 Feb: A Norwegian skier melts down in the Italian cold as the Canadian women's curling team hits back at cheating accusations. Here are the quick hits from day 10 of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++

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

13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts +++++++++++++++

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

14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight +++++++++++++++

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28 Feb: Samsung movingstyle m7 review: a monitor that rolls wherever its needed (PC World)

27 Feb: Oled is old news. mini-led is the future (PC World)

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)

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