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Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

23 October 2025

Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

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A plea to those under rare red weather warnings, to take them seriously
	23 Oct: A plea to those under rare red weather warnings, to take them seriously... more

Damaging gales and heavy rain are expected to lash the lower North Island and most of the South Island tomorrow
	22 Oct: Damaging gales and heavy rain are expected to lash the lower North Island and most of the South Island tomorrow... more

A clear message to people in the firing line of destructive winds tomorrow - stay indoors, avoid travel and secure property
	22 Oct: A clear message to people in the firing line of destructive winds tomorrow - stay indoors, avoid travel and secure property... more

Today is a chance to prepare for significant, damaging winds tomorrow
	22 Oct: Today is a chance to prepare for significant, damaging winds tomorrow... more

Fire and Emergency is urging the public not to light any fires until after Labour Weekend, as another dose of severe weather is set to sweep across the country
	22 Oct: Fire and Emergency is urging the public not to light any fires until after Labour Weekend, as another dose of severe weather is set to sweep across the country... more

Windy conditions look set to hang around, and pose a significant risk for fire affected areas
	22 Oct: Windy conditions look set to hang around, and pose a significant risk for fire affected areas... more

Multiple highways across the country are closed - as the wild weather continues to rage
	21 Oct: Multiple highways across the country are closed - as the wild weather continues to rage... more

Turbulent weather's still evolving across the country - for a second chaotic day, with one person dying after being hit by a fallen branch in Wellington
	21 Oct: Turbulent weather's still evolving across the country - for a second chaotic day, with one person dying after being hit by a fallen branch in Wellington... more

Christchurch's Burwood Hospital is finally set for earthquake repairs, 15 years on from the 2010 quake
	21 Oct: Christchurch's Burwood Hospital is finally set for earthquake repairs, 15 years on from the 2010 quake... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours +++++++++++++++

06 Oct: State Highway 90 north of Gore remains closed between Tapanui and Waikoikoi due to flooding +++++++++++++

17 Oct: Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101 +++++++++++++

08 Oct: Expectation increased marine protections for the Hauraki Gulf will make a big difference +++++++++++++

21 Oct: Another round of heavy rain and strong winds is moving up the country +++++++++++++

26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety +++++++++++++

24 Oct: Movement around some parts of the South Island remains limited, with several highways closed due to the weather ++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

1 Nov: Pm warns nz should advance national interests now more than ever (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Nov: The wrong monitor can ruin your gaming pc. here’s how to pick the perfect size (PC World)

31 Oct: You can now get microsoft office plus windows 11 pro for life for $55 (PC World)

31 Oct: G321 lightspeed wireless gaming headset review (GeekZone)

31 Oct: Copilot ai’s latest trick? a secure sandbox for its agentic activity (PC World)

28 Oct: Jennie wyllie defends netball nz's handling of dame noeline taurua saga (RadioNZ)

24 Oct: A boat broke its moorings and washed up in the storm - and sounds locals want it gone (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Oct: Anthropic’s claude ai can now code without a command line terminal (PC World)

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Auckland's Mayor is questioning the Northland Corridor's multibillion-dollar price tag 10:07

Business:
One of the country's largest KiwiSaver fund managers says its new company will make governments commit to infrastructure 9:47

Politics:
The Prime Minister says sweeping curriculum changes are vital to lift falling education standards 9:27

Health & Safety:
Health New Zealand's concerned measles could become widespread, despite vaccination rates picking up 8:47

Soccer:
Two further injuries have smothered Wellington's mojo in a 1-all A-League football draw against Central Coast in Gosford 7:47

Law and Order:
Vets are once again leading calls for a ban on the private sale of fireworks 7:37

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Tonga league player Eliesa Katoa needed urgent medical assistance on the Eden Park sideline after suffering three head knocks during his side's 40-14 loss to the Kiwis 7:27

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