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Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding

13 February 2026

Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding

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Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six
	13 Feb: Breezy Johnson's pain of crashing was washed away by the euphoria of love, while Snoop Dogg showed his support with a magnificent snow jacket. Here are the quick hits from the Winter Olympics.... more

Trump repeals power to regulate climate, axes vehicle emissions rules
	13 Feb: President Donald Trump's administration has revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for US action to fight climate change.... more

Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts
	13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts... more

The North Island's East Coast's in line for another flogging from wet weather
	13 Feb: The North Island's East Coast's in line for another flogging from wet weather... more

Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge
	13 Feb: Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge... more

Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning
	12 Feb: Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning... more

Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
	12 Feb: Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high... more

Landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard. Why does it still tolerate the risk?
	9 Feb: As heavier rain raises landslide risk, gaps in data, law and funding leave New Zealand relying on response rather than prevention.... more

A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control
	9 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++++++++++

18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain ++++++++++++++

19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions ++++++++++++++

31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated ++++++++++++++

28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui +++++++++++++

22 Jan: Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened +++++++++++++

22 Jan: A large slip at Mt Maunganui's Mauao has hit the campsite at the hill's base ++++++++++++

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