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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season
     24 December 2025
    New Zealand has 2,200 native flowering plants and 85% of them grow nowhere else, including some spectacular displays that open just in time for the festive season.
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    Enjoy your Christmas cook up - but make sure it follows the rules
    24 Dec 2025: Enjoy your Christmas cook up - but make sure it follows the rules... more
    A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running
    23 Dec 2025: A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running... more
    Central New Zealand's in for wet and wild weather today
    23 Dec 2025: Central New Zealand's in for wet and wild weather today... more
    Wellington Water crews are responding to a wastewater overflow in Grenada Village which flows to the Porirua Stream
    22 Dec 2025: Wellington Water crews are responding to a wastewater overflow in Grenada Village which flows to the Porirua Stream... more
    A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer
    22 Dec 2025: A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer... more
    The weather's looking cloudy with a chance of RAIN-deer for most of the country this Christmas
    21 Dec 2025: The weather's looking cloudy with a chance of RAIN-deer for most of the country this Christmas... more
    Vanuatu continues to rebuild one year after devastating earthquake
    20 Dec 2025: Tourists are returning to Vanuatu a year on from a major catastrophe. But many demolished buildings are yet to be rebuilt and some locals are frustrated with the pace of repairs.... more
    The Environmental Protection Authority says last year's 1080 operations were the largest on record
    19 Dec 2025: The Environmental Protection Authority says last year's 1080 operations were the largest on record... more
    Further restrictions on the harvesting of spiny rock lobster in the upper North Island
    19 Dec 2025: Further restrictions on the harvesting of spiny rock lobster in the upper North Island... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday +++++++++++
     25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day +++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      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)
      8 Jan: Igarden brings four new m1-series robotic pool cleaners to ces (PC World)
      8 Jan: 7 essential tips to maximize ai security (PC World)
      7 Jan: Brendon mccullum to be given ultimatum about england team culture (Sydney Morning Herald)
      7 Jan: Lg’s radical new oled panels push pc monitors to unprecedented frontiers (PC World)
      6 Jan: Learn programming with microsoft’s best ide and training on sale for $40 (msrp $1,999) (PC World)
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