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A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new research

23 October 2025

New Zealand’s ancient bowerbird was smaller and more slender than the species living in Australia and New Guinea today.

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Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island
	23 Oct: Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island... more

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

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

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

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

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

Environment NewsLinks

3 Nov: Meet geofencing, the magical smart home superpower you aren’t using (yet) (PC World)

3 Nov: Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people (BBCWorld)

3 Nov: Masterton kicks off once-in-a-generation planning initiative (Stuff.co.nz)

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)

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