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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Aucklanders could be spared from the rain this Christmas despite earlier forecasts
     25 December 2025
    Aucklanders could be spared from the rain this Christmas despite earlier forecasts
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    The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag
    24 Dec 2025: The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag... more
    Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season
    24 Dec 2025: New Zealand has 2,200 native flowering plants and 85% of them grow nowhere else, including some spectacular displays that open just in time for the festive season.... more
    Enjoy your Christmas cook up - but make sure it follows the rules
    24 Dec 2025: Enjoy your Christmas cook up - but make sure it follows the rules... more
    A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running
    23 Dec 2025: A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running... more
    Central New Zealand's in for wet and wild weather today
    23 Dec 2025: Central New Zealand's in for wet and wild weather today... more
    Wellington Water crews are responding to a wastewater overflow in Grenada Village which flows to the Porirua Stream
    22 Dec 2025: Wellington Water crews are responding to a wastewater overflow in Grenada Village which flows to the Porirua Stream... more
    A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer
    22 Dec 2025: A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer... more
    The weather's looking cloudy with a chance of RAIN-deer for most of the country this Christmas
    21 Dec 2025: The weather's looking cloudy with a chance of RAIN-deer for most of the country this Christmas... more
    Vanuatu continues to rebuild one year after devastating earthquake
    20 Dec 2025: Tourists are returning to Vanuatu a year on from a major catastrophe. But many demolished buildings are yet to be rebuilt and some locals are frustrated with the pace of repairs.... 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 ++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++
     03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend ++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      18 Jan: Adventurer aiming to carry kilos of rubbish across cook strait - without a boat (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Jan: Flic duo review: smart home control with a ‘flic’ of your wrist (PC World)
      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)
      11 Jan: Samsung music studio wi-fi speakers will support voice assistants (PC World)
      10 Jan: Lenovo swings big at ces 2026 with weird and experimental designs (PC World)
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    Environment:
    Civil Defence has stood up centres at Marae in Bland Bay, Puna-ruku, Oteto and Mokau in Northland after heavy rain and flooding 13:47

    Living & Travel:
    Police are reminding the people to take care during what's likely to be a busy day on holiday highways today 13:27

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