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Sandbagging stations are open in Australia's far north, where residents are braceding for a drenching, with a slow-moving monsoon expected to dump up to 700mm of rain

28 December 2025

Sandbagging stations are open in Australia's far north, where residents are braceding for a drenching, with a slow-moving monsoon expected to dump up to 700mm of rain

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Thousands of displaced people in Gaza are preparing threadbare tents in the face of more winter rain
	28 Dec 2025: Thousands of displaced people in Gaza are preparing threadbare tents in the face of more winter rain... more

Melbourne could be facing water-restrictions from low-rainfall, a dry summer, and high water-use
	28 Dec 2025: Melbourne could be facing water-restrictions from low-rainfall, a dry summer, and high water-use... more

Wet weather's predicted to storm through the North Island heading in to New Years, hitting the eastern facing coasts hardest
	28 Dec 2025: Wet weather's predicted to storm through the North Island heading in to New Years, hitting the eastern facing coasts hardest... more

Is it a bird? Or a plane? Well if you're in Auckland it could be a bat
	28 Dec 2025: Is it a bird? Or a plane? Well if you're in Auckland it could be a bat... more

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Taiwan
	28 Dec 2025: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Taiwan... more

The MetService weather warning map looks clearer today following a bout of wild weather yesterday afternoon
	28 Dec 2025: The MetService weather warning map looks clearer today following a bout of wild weather yesterday afternoon... more

Australians are being battered by extremes on opposite sides of the nation
	27 Dec 2025: Australians are being battered by extremes on opposite sides of the nation... more

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
	27 Dec 2025: 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... more

Another active day of weather will bring storms, hail and showers to parts of the country today
	27 Dec 2025: Another active day of weather will bring storms, hail and showers to parts of the country today... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++++++++++

03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++++++++

02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening +++++++++++++++

21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++

18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain +++++++++++++

31 Dec: Heavy rain is expected for the Northwest of the South Island ++++++++++++

02 Jan: Horowhenua District Council's providing financial assistance for locals impacted by last Sunday's severe weather ++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

22 Jan: Benq rd280ug review: the best monitor for coding gets an upgrade (PC World)

22 Jan: I love my android phone. an android laptop sounds like a nightmare (PC World)

21 Jan: High seas treaty welcome news for sprep in uncertain times (RadioNZ)

20 Jan: Keep your photos private! set up your own at-home nas cloud alternative (PC World)

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)

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Today's News

Politics:
Prime Minister Chris Luxon says the weather events of the past 48 hours have been a profound tragedy 21:57

Entertainment:
Valentino has died at the age of 93 21:40

Accident and Emergency:
Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning 21:17

Entertainment:
Lily Allen is "happy to be alive" after a lorry ran her new Porsche "off the road" 21:10

Auckland:
What we know about the landslide at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand 21:07

Environment:
Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened 20:47

Entertainment:
Valerie Bertinelli claims she was "fired" as a spokesperson for a diet company because she gained weight 20:40

Entertainment:
Stellan Skarsgard has branded Donald Trump a "little man who got megalomania" 20:10

Entertainment:
Chris Pratt has admitted he won't keep the giant painting of his father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger on the wall all year round 19:40

Entertainment:
Drew Starkey has been appointed brand ambassador for Dior 19:10

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