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Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come

19 January 2026

Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come

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

Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands
	19 Jan: Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands... more

Northlanders may have to wait until Wednesday until access to all roads is restored following flooding in its North Eastern area
	19 Jan: Northlanders may have to wait until Wednesday until access to all roads is restored following flooding in its North Eastern area... more

MetService has declared 2 severe weather watches
	18 Jan: MetService has declared 2 severe weather watches... more

Civil Defence and marae have sprung into action, after flooding in Northland's North east region
	18 Jan: Civil Defence and marae have sprung into action, after flooding in Northland's North east region... more

Civil Defence has stood up centres at Marae in Bland Bay, Puna-ruku, Oteto and Mokau in Northland after heavy rain and flooding
	18 Jan: Civil Defence has stood up centres at Marae in Bland Bay, Puna-ruku, Oteto and Mokau in Northland after heavy rain and flooding... more

Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters
	18 Jan: Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters... more

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

Sarah Blizzard's stunning sportsmanship helps Dutch bobsledders achieve Winter Olympics dream
	17 Jan: With hopes of reaching the Winter Olympics fading due to a dodgy bobsleigh, the Dutch team were running out of answers until Australian Sarah Blizzard rode to the rescue and helped the Netherlands' sliders achieve their dreams.... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++++++++

02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening ++++++++++++++

03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++++++

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

02 Jan: Horowhenua District Council's providing financial assistance for locals impacted by last Sunday's severe weather +++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

20 Jan: Keep your photos private! set up your own at-home nas cloud alternative (PC World)

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17 Jan: Flic duo review: smart home control with a ‘flic’ of your wrist (PC World)

17 Jan: Hospital violated trans complaint nurses' dignity, tribunal rules (BBCWorld)

17 Jan: The blunting of sacked all blacks coach razor (Stuff.co.nz)

15 Jan: Windows 11 26h1 preview build gets missing features from 25h2 (PC World)

14 Jan: Framework raises prices yet again as memory costs go up (PC World)

11 Jan: Samsung music studio wi-fi speakers will support voice assistants (PC World)

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