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Pygmy long-fingered possum and glider leap from fossil record to life in New Guinea forest

6 March 2026

A possum and a glider long thought extinct have been rediscovered in New Guinea by a group including Australian mammalogist Tim Flannery.

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All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme
	6 Mar: All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme... more

Wellington's southern coast could still be back to square one in more heavy rain
	5 Mar: Wellington's southern coast could still be back to square one in more heavy rain... more

Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1
	4 Mar: Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1... more

Switzerland can save its alpine villages. But should it?
	3 Mar: The Swiss Alps are a natural wonder and a key part of the national identity, but life in the mountains is under threat from climate change.... more

Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast
	2 Mar: Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast... more

The first day of Autumn is bringing snow to the South Island
	1 Mar: The first day of Autumn is bringing snow to the South Island... more

The Hurricanes have confirmed Brett Cameron has been ruled out for the rest of Super Rugby
	1 Mar: The Hurricanes have confirmed Brett Cameron has been ruled out for the rest of Super Rugby... more

All Black Jordie Barrett is backing the talent of Hurricanes teammate Callum Harkin to step up at first five ahead of this afternoon's Super Rugby contest with the Fijian Drua in Lautoka
	28 Feb: All Black Jordie Barrett is backing the talent of Hurricanes teammate Callum Harkin to step up at first five ahead of this afternoon's Super Rugby contest with the Fijian Drua in Lautoka... more

Concerns for North Island Brown Kiwi living on Kawau Island, north of Auckland - after survey results show low breeding success
	28 Feb: Concerns for North Island Brown Kiwi living on Kawau Island, north of Auckland - after survey results show low breeding success... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++++++

08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly ++++++++++++++++++++

18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain ++++++++++++++++

17 Feb: Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday ++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Breezy Johnson gets engaged at the Games, Snoop Dogg shows plenty of support — quick hits from day six ++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts +++++++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

6 Mar: Windows 10 esu update fixes critical bug with recovery and restore (PC World)

5 Mar: Nz spy agency providing iran war threat intelligence (RadioNZ)

5 Mar: Openai’s ai coding app finally comes to windows (PC World)

3 Mar: What clues reveal about a possible windows 12 (PC World)

3 Mar: Why your ai videos look distorted—and 5 fixes that actually work (PC World)

1 Mar: Samsung unveils all new galaxy buds4 series (GeekZone)

28 Feb: Perplexity computer is agentic ai like openclaw but safer (PC World)

28 Feb: Samsung movingstyle m7 review: a monitor that rolls wherever its needed (PC World)

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