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Sarah Blizzard's stunning sportsmanship helps Dutch bobsledders achieve Winter Olympics dream

17 January 2026

With hopes of reaching the Winter Olympics fading due to a dodgy bobsleigh, the Dutch team were running out of answers until Australian Sarah Blizzard rode to the rescue and helped the Netherlands' sliders achieve their dreams.

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A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches
	17 Jan: A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches... more

MetService has lifted all severe thunderstorm warnings - but an orange rain alert remains for eastern Bay of Plenty
	16 Jan: MetService has lifted all severe thunderstorm warnings - but an orange rain alert remains for eastern Bay of Plenty... more

The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms
	16 Jan: The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms... more

Thunderstorms are continuing to move through the North Island bringing heavy rain
	15 Jan: Thunderstorms are continuing to move through the North Island bringing heavy rain... more

DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction
	15 Jan: A new study shows the woolly rhino was not the inbred, genetically doomed species scientists had thought.... more

A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system
	13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system... more

No further Queensland fruit flies have been discovered in Auckland's Mt Roskill, following the detection of a single male of the species last week
	13 Jan: No further Queensland fruit flies have been discovered in Auckland's Mt Roskill, following the detection of a single male of the species last week... more

Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay
	12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay... more

MetService has released stats showing weather extremes from the past 24 hours
	11 Jan: MetService has released stats showing weather extremes from the past 24 hours... more

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

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 +++++++++++

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

Environment NewsLinks

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)

9 Jan: Google’s gmail just got a big ai upgrade and it’s (mostly) free (PC World)

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Top Stories

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Munster rugby coach Clayton McMillan insists he is committed to the Irish province in the wake of the All Blacks job becoming vacant More...

BUSINESS
An additional OCR cut is not expected for a while, and there even could be a hike More...

Today's News

Entertainment:
Melissa Gilbert "stands with" her husband Timothy Busfield following his arrest in coonection with child sexual abuse allegations 14:23

Rugby:
Munster rugby coach Clayton McMillan insists he is committed to the Irish province in the wake of the All Blacks job becoming vacant 14:07

Entertainment:
Cher is seeking over $1 million in legal fees from Sonny Bono's widow 13:53

Business:
An additional OCR cut is not expected for a while, and there even could be a hike 13:47

Rugby:
Jeff Wilson believes it was firmly the right call for New Zealand Rugby to remove Scott Robertson as All Blacks coach 13:27

Entertainment:
Mel B used to babysit Micah Richards when he was growing up in Leeds 13:23

Tennis:
The third youngest finalist in the modern history of the men's ASB Classic wants to put his name alongside the greats 13:07

Entertainment:
Mandy Moore has "had to sort of mourn" the way her friendships have changed with motherhood 12:53

Law and Order:
Northland Police are calling out for more recruits and are trying to convince southern officers to join their ranks 12:27

Entertainment:
Timothy Busfield has insisted the child sexual abuse allegations against him are "all lies" 12:23

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