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Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning

12 February 2026

Inclement weather bearing down on the South Island has forced Coast to Coast organisers to activate an alternative mountain run route for the two-day event starting tomorrow morning

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The 5pm and 7pm convoys through Waioweka Gorge have been cancelled this evening - on the East Coast - with a forecast of possible heavy rain
	12 Feb: The 5pm and 7pm convoys through Waioweka Gorge have been cancelled this evening - on the East Coast - with a forecast of possible heavy rain... more

Police have found the vehicle of a man who was swept away in his car and killed in Auckland's Mahurangi River last month - during severe weather
	12 Feb: Police have found the vehicle of a man who was swept away in his car and killed in Auckland's Mahurangi River last month - during severe weather... more

Thick black smoke from a house fire is rising across Chatswood, on Auckland's North Shore
	12 Feb: Thick black smoke from a house fire is rising across Chatswood, on Auckland's North Shore... more

Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
	12 Feb: Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high... more

Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others
	11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others... more

Emergency services are looking into the cause of a suspicious house fire in Auckland's Ranui overnight
	11 Feb: Emergency services are looking into the cause of a suspicious house fire in Auckland's Ranui overnight... more

A person's now died, three days after crashing on State Highway 2 near Wellington
	11 Feb: A person's now died, three days after crashing on State Highway 2 near Wellington... more

Authorities say it could take up to 15 days to recover the tourist boat that ran aground near Akaroa
	11 Feb: Authorities say it could take up to 15 days to recover the tourist boat that ran aground near Akaroa... more

A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Wairoa - while two others remain in a critical condition
	10 Feb: A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Wairoa - while two others remain in a critical condition... more

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