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Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present

24 February 2026

A newly-dated geological timescale will help scientists connect NZ’s deep past to present day hazards, climate change and biodiversity.

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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stuck 55 kilometres off the coast of Malaysia near Brunei
	23 Feb: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stuck 55 kilometres off the coast of Malaysia near Brunei... more

Fifteen years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquake, belief light may finally be at the end of the tunnel
	22 Feb: Fifteen years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquake, belief light may finally be at the end of the tunnel... more

Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season
	21 Feb: Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season... more

Hurricanes returnee Josh Moorby has celebrated his first game back in Super Rugby in style in their campaign-opening win in Wellington
	21 Feb: Hurricanes returnee Josh Moorby has celebrated his first game back in Super Rugby in style in their campaign-opening win in Wellington... more

High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits
	20 Feb: High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits... more

Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain
	18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain... more

Winter Olympics 2026: Eileen Gu medals despite blizzard, Ilia Malinin breaks his silence — day 10 quick hits
	17 Feb: A Norwegian skier melts down in the Italian cold as the Canadian women's curling team hits back at cheating accusations. Here are the quick hits from day 10 of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.... more

Beyond the beaches, Wellington’s catastrophic sewage spill could be bad news for coastal ecosystems
	17 Feb: Sewage spills are often seen as short-term public health crises. But the ecological impacts can be lasting, especially if combined with marine heatwaves and storms.... more

The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island
	17 Feb: The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: 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 ++++++++++++++++++

08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly ++++++++++++++++

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

13 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six ++++++++++++++

02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads +++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

24 Feb: Your ai isn’t broken. it’s just doesn’t know you yet. (PC World)

20 Feb: Upgrade your dev environment to visual studio pro 2026 for $50 (PC World)

20 Feb: Prolific waste dumper to pay £1.2m compensation (BBCWorld)

18 Feb: The ‘do-everything’ pc isn’t a myth. here’s what it should have (PC World)

17 Feb: Snag this 4k webcam for only $48 (PC World)

16 Feb: Ice and flood warnings for parts of northern uk as cool weather continues (BBCWorld)

15 Feb: Wellington water chair's resignation 'right thing to do' - mayor andrew little (RadioNZ)

15 Feb: ‘tennis was my toxic boyfriend’: aiava unleashes in retirement announcement (Sydney Morning Herald)

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Today's News

Rugby League:
Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett will leave the club at the end of the NRL league season - he's been given a release from the final year of his contract on compassionate grounds 11:27

Law and Order:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could go to prison but the real damage would be to King Charles 11:27

Entertainment:
Liza Minnelli believes her descent into addiction began at her mother's funeral 11:21

Business:
Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study 11:17

Health & Safety:
Urgent care clinics ease emergency department demand, but wait times unchanged 11:17

Christchurch:
A child's been hit by a car on on Christchurch's Ferry Road, in Woolston, and is seriously injured 10:57

Entertainment:
Henry Winkler is aspiring to become "a block of cheddar" 10:51

National:
Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one? 10:37

Environment:
Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present 10:27

Soccer:
In Premier League football, Manchester United and Everton are scoreless at halftime 10:27

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