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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Wild mountain gorilla gives birth to twins in Virunga National Park
     8 January 2026
    A mountain gorilla named Mafuko has given birth to twins, a "rare and remarkable event", in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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    If you think 2025 was a particularly warm year, you'd be right
    8 Jan: If you think 2025 was a particularly warm year, you'd be right... more
    Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict
    8 Jan: We know that heatwaves often trigger bushfires. But predicting when and where large fires will break out is getting more difficult with a warming climate.... more
    Parts of the South Island are in for a lashing today
    8 Jan: Parts of the South Island are in for a lashing today... more
    Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south
    7 Jan: Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south... more
    Heatwave conditions likely to bring increase of flies and maggots
    7 Jan: Forecast heatwave conditions across large parts of the country could mean flies and maggots are more prevalent. Here’s how to deal with them.... more
    A strong earthquake has hit the Phillippines
    7 Jan: A strong earthquake has hit the Phillippines... more
    Hunters and fishermen are welcoming more attention on public access to the great outdoors
    7 Jan: Hunters and fishermen are welcoming more attention on public access to the great outdoors... more
    Fresh warnings of possible surface and flash flooding in central parts of the North Island
    7 Jan: Fresh warnings of possible surface and flash flooding in central parts of the North Island... more
    Hopes all the right conditions will mean a bumper breeding season for kakapo
    7 Jan: Hopes all the right conditions will mean a bumper breeding season for kakapo... 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 +++++++++++++
     09 Dec: Officials are opening State Highway 47 - with restrictions - after a large fire in Tongariro National Park was fully contained ++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening +++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday +++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast +++++++++++
     31 Dec: Heavy rain is expected for the Northwest of the South Island +++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      8 Jan: Igarden brings four new m1-series robotic pool cleaners to ces (PC World)
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      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)
      6 Jan: Ecovacs’ latest robot mower adds smarter mapping and an integrated trimmer (PC World)
      5 Jan: Mammotion unveils smarter robot lawn mowers at ces (PC World)
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