Source: Radio New Zealand
Explainer – If the weather lately is stressing you out, you’re not alone.
As of Tuesday, there have been nine local states of emergency declared so far in 2026, according to Civil Defence.
That’s already more than were declared in all of 2025 and 2024.
There have also been two red severe weather warnings by MetService so far this year – and there were only four throughout all of 2025.
