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Multiple homes have been destroyed near major urban centres as fires rip through bushland in tinderbox, heatwave-fuelled conditions

6 December 2025

Multiple homes have been destroyed near major urban centres as fires rip through bushland in tinderbox, heatwave-fuelled conditions

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Crate Day punters are being urged to keep their cars away from beaches and river beds, where rare native birds may be nesting
	6 Dec 2025: Crate Day punters are being urged to keep their cars away from beaches and river beds, where rare native birds may be nesting... more

Warnings of fire-risks this weekend as Summer sun, strong winds, and low humidity hit the country
	6 Dec 2025: Warnings of fire-risks this weekend as Summer sun, strong winds, and low humidity hit the country... more

Parts of the South Island's are likely to face severe weather this weekend
	6 Dec 2025: Parts of the South Island's are likely to face severe weather this weekend... more

A new DOC trial hopes to manage increasing deer numbers in a remote part of Waikato
	6 Dec 2025: A new DOC trial hopes to manage increasing deer numbers in a remote part of Waikato... more

Some high temperatures are forecast around the country this weekend
	6 Dec 2025: Some high temperatures are forecast around the country this weekend... more

Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death
	5 Dec 2025: Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death... more

Much of the upper North Island remains under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until tonight
	3 Dec 2025: Much of the upper North Island remains under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until tonight... more

A raft of weather warnings remain across the North Island as more than three-thousand lightning strikes hit across the morning
	3 Dec 2025: A raft of weather warnings remain across the North Island as more than three-thousand lightning strikes hit across the morning... more

MetService has issued a strong wind watch overnight for Wellington and Canterbury
	30 Nov 2025: MetService has issued a strong wind watch overnight for Wellington and Canterbury... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

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

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

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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