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Another active day of weather will bring storms, hail and showers to parts of the country today

27 December 2025

Another active day of weather will bring storms, hail and showers to parts of the country today

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More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7
	26 Dec 2025: More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7... more

Metservice has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Waitaki and Dunedin City
	25 Dec 2025: Metservice has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Waitaki and Dunedin City... more

A summer spruce-up for Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been cancelled - with heavy rain on the way later this week
	25 Dec 2025: A summer spruce-up for Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been cancelled - with heavy rain on the way later this week... more

The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day
	25 Dec 2025: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day... more

Aucklanders could be spared from the rain this Christmas despite earlier forecasts
	25 Dec 2025: Aucklanders could be spared from the rain this Christmas despite earlier forecasts... more

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

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

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

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

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: 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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