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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Hong Kong fire live updates: Three arrested after at least 36 killed in high-rise apartment blaze
     27 November 2025
    At least 36 people are dead and others remain trapped after a massive fire that engulfed multiple high-rise towers at a residential complex in Hong Kong, with police arresting three people on suspicion of manslaughter. Follow live.
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    Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as people today
    27 Nov: Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.... more
    Here is what we know about Hong Kong's Tai Po fire and the role of bamboo scaffolding
    27 Nov: The blaze in Tai Po that engulfed multiple high-rise apartment blocks is still burning, and authorities say it likely sparked in bamboo scaffolding that encased the buildings.... more
    Hot weather, strong winds and heavy rain are in store for much of the South Island
    27 Nov: Hot weather, strong winds and heavy rain are in store for much of the South Island... more
    Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD
    26 Nov: Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD... more
    Palestinians left without shelter after Gaza tent cities flood again
    26 Nov: Heavy rain has caused significant flooding in Gaza, with thousands of Palestinians living in tents bearing the brunt of the sudden burst of winter weather.... more
    A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
    26 Nov: A team of researchers have described the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.... more
    Advice for people keen to score a bed on a popular Great Walk, with several at sellout level
    25 Nov: Advice for people keen to score a bed on a popular Great Walk, with several at sellout level... more
    A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine
    24 Nov: A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine... more
    Tropical cyclone Fina has felled huge trees across northeast parts of Australia in a rampage that residents are glad to see the back of
    23 Nov: Tropical cyclone Fina has felled huge trees across northeast parts of Australia in a rampage that residents are glad to see the back of... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     10 Nov: A huge wildfire continues to burn through Tongariro National Park - with the cause still not known +++++++++++++++
     07 Nov: Power has been restored to the Far North but residents are being asked to continue to conserve power today +++++++++++++
     03 Nov: A house fire in Chrischurch's Hoon Hay last night isn't being treated as suspicious +++++++++++++
     09 Nov: Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park +++++++++++++
     11 Nov: Fire crews have shifted their focus to patrolling and monitoring at at Tongariro National Park ++++++++++++
     06 Nov: Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake +++++++++++
     02 Nov: Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a commercial property in Auckland's Orewa overnight +++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      27 Nov: Debian vs. ubuntu: how to pick the right linux for your workflow (PC World)
      26 Nov: Good news for wild swimmers as bathing water quality improves (BBCWorld)
      25 Nov: Community leaders acting as ‘makeshift lawyers’ take landfill opposition to environment court (Stuff.co.nz)
      24 Nov: 'going backwards': concern mounts over wilding pine threat (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Nov: I usually buy pc parts when i need them. this black friday is different (PC World)
      21 Nov: Microsoft windows hits 40 years old: a visual walk down memory lane (PC World)
      19 Nov: ‘if towns can’t grow, the region can’t grow’, builder says amid ‘uncertain’ development environment (Stuff.co.nz)
      18 Nov: This custom ‘writerdeck’ is a gorgeous digital typewriter from another time (PC World)
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     Today's News

    Environment:
    Hong Kong fire live updates: Three arrested after at least 36 killed in high-rise apartment blaze 10:27

    Politics:
    Should Albanese ‘fight Tories’ harder? Or is blandness a safe bet in a fearful, populist world? 10:27

    Auckland:
    A small boat's caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf this morning - with two boaties escaping on a dinghy 10:27

    Law and Order:
    50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers 10:17

    Entertainment:
    Vin Diesel will no longer face sexual battery allegations made by a former assistant on Fast 5 10:08

    Law and Order:
    Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as people today 10:07

    Golf:
    A homecoming of sorts for golfer Ryan Fox 10:07

    Entertainment:
    Dolly Parton says she is still battling "health challenges" as she misses Dollywood induction ceremony into the IAAPA's Hall of Fame 9:38

    Law and Order:
    A man's turned himself in to Police, following a stabbing in Auckland's Henderson 9:27

    Entertainment:
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