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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    The wild weather's rapidly evolving - with more downpours on the way
     21 January 2026
    The wild weather's rapidly evolving - with more downpours on the way
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    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
    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... more
    A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain
    20 Jan: A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain... more
    NZTA says the damage at Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 - from the weekend's flooding, is extensive
    20 Jan: NZTA says the damage at Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 - from the weekend's flooding, is extensive... more
    Concerns over how the already soaked Northland will cope with more localised downpours
    20 Jan: Concerns over how the already soaked Northland will cope with more localised downpours... more
    Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come
    19 Jan: Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come... more
    Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions
    19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions... more
    Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands
    19 Jan: Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands... more
    Northlanders may have to wait until Wednesday until access to all roads is restored following flooding in its North Eastern area
    19 Jan: Northlanders may have to wait until Wednesday until access to all roads is restored following flooding in its North Eastern area... more
    MetService has declared 2 severe weather watches
    18 Jan: MetService has declared 2 severe weather watches... more

     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 +++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six ++++++++++++++
     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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      20 Feb: Prolific waste dumper to pay £1.2m compensation (BBCWorld)
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      16 Feb: Ice and flood warnings for parts of northern uk as cool weather continues (BBCWorld)
      15 Feb: Wellington water chair's resignation 'right thing to do' - mayor andrew little (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: ‘tennis was my toxic boyfriend’: aiava unleashes in retirement announcement (Sydney Morning Herald)
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