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

13 February 2026

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

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The North Island's East Coast's in line for another flogging from wet weather
	13 Feb: The North Island's East Coast's in line for another flogging from wet weather... more

Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge
	13 Feb: Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge... more

Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning
	12 Feb: Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning... more

Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
	12 Feb: Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high... more

Landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard. Why does it still tolerate the risk?
	9 Feb: As heavier rain raises landslide risk, gaps in data, law and funding leave New Zealand relying on response rather than prevention.... more

A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control
	9 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control... more

A critical road which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty re-opens this morning for essential travel
	9 Feb: A critical road which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty re-opens this morning for essential travel... more

Wellington officials are pushing for an investigation into the city's wastewater infrastructure
	8 Feb: Wellington officials are pushing for an investigation into the city's wastewater infrastructure... more

Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions
	8 Feb: Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions... more

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

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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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