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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses are counting the cost of devastating flooding that swamped paddocks and swept through Little River. The peninsula remained under a state...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has announced the appointment of Stuart Calman as New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador. “I am pleased to welcome Stuart to this...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government State Highway 35 will once more connect Tairāwhiti to eastern Bay of Plenty, when it reopens at 7am tomorrow, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. It’s been...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordie Barrett is back in the capital and will start in the midfield against Moana. Photosport The Hurricanes have entered the chat. After sitting out round...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower insurance chair Michael Stiassny says some progress to tackle the impacts of extreme weather events had been “haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow”. RNZ Tower paid...
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· February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding around Akaroa, Banks Peninsula on Tuesday. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Banks Peninsula has been hammered by nearly 10 times the average monthly rainfall in just...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Little River Cafe and store owner Cameron Gordon RNZ/Nathan McKinnon The town of Akaroa on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A large hole has opened up at the Lake Ferry Road bridge cutting off communities in South Wairarapa. RNZ / Mary Argue Some isolated Wairarapa residents...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black legend and Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga is calling for more financial support from World Rugby. Photosport The Pacific Islands have long been a...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow our liveblog above. The storm that caused widespread flooding and wind damage in the North Island has moved south, with Banks Peninsula to bear the...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The Infrastructure Commission has released the country’s first National Infrastructure Plan Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop requested the plan...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission has released a National Infrastructure Plan setting out a practical, affordable pathway to deliver the infrastructure New Zealanders need to thrive...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The median price for insurance for a large house in Auckland had dropped 11 percent year-on-year, Consumer NZ said. RNZ *Clarification: This article has been updated...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farm assistant wades in to rescue stranded sheep after huge downpours at Teddington, Banks Peninsula. Supplied A Banks Peninsula farm worker had to swim stranded sheep...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shadrack Simi was in charge of the menu. RNZ / Robin Martin When the huge storm closed State Highway 1 between Taihape and Hunterville on Monday,...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The median price for insurance for a large house in Auckland had dropped 11 percent year-on-year, Consumer NZ said. RNZ Aucklanders may finally be getting some...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A creek burst in banks on Lake Ferry Road south of Martinborough, Wairarapa. RNZ/Mary Argue Residents in South Wairarapa are turning to one another in the...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Media Outreach Showcasing Spectacular Entertainment and Chinese Cultural Performances, Featuring Renowned Chinese Artist “Zhu Zhengting” to Bless the People of Thailand in the Heart of the City BANGKOK, THAILAND...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōtorohanga on Sunday 15 February. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Stormy weather has cut power to dairy sheds, brought down trees, shelter belts and wiped out vegetable and arable...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There were six campers at the Herbertville Campground when it was evacuated. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Campers and some residents of the tiny coastal settlement of...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fallen tree in the Wellington suburb of Newlands after high winds. RNZ / Mark Papalii Heavy rain and wind is hitting the capital, flooding streets...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grace Guo and daughters Kerry and Claire had a sleepless night ahead of being evacuated from their Ashhurst home. RNZ / Robin Martin About a dozen...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 16th – Tuesday 17th of February Heavy Rain Warnings and Strong Wind Warnings continue for the central and southern North Island and eastern South...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fallen tree in the Wellington suburb of Newlands after high winds. RNZ / Mark Papalii Heavy rain and wind is hitting the capital, flooding streets...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Du’Plessis Kirifi of New Zealand celebrates his try, New Zealand All Blacks v France. Brett Phibbs/www.photosport.nz The Hurricanes have named All Blacks Du’Plessis Kirifi and Jordie...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand for Monday AM University of Bremen glacier scientist Ben Marzeion RNZ / Kate Newton The ice sheets are unstable, the glaciers are melting, sea levels are...
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· February 15, 2026
Source: PSA ACT Leader David Seymour’s latest attack on the public sector is straight out of the hard-right playbook – slash and burn now, worry about the consequences later. “We’ve seen...