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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Environment articles  Environment
    Thousands are still without power in the lower South Island, after last week's wild winds
     29 October 2025
    Thousands are still without power in the lower South Island, after last week's wild winds
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    Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks
    28 Oct: Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks... more
    It was restless night for many, with 19-thousand lightening strikes hitting the North Island and many in the south waking up to snow
    28 Oct: It was restless night for many, with 19-thousand lightening strikes hitting the North Island and many in the south waking up to snow... more
    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways
    27 Oct: Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways... more
    Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round
    27 Oct: Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round... more
    The Emergency Management Minister is praising South Islanders working through the long weekend as recovery from wild weather continues
    27 Oct: The Emergency Management Minister is praising South Islanders working through the long weekend as recovery from wild weather continues... more
    The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives
    27 Oct: The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives... more
    About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity
    26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity... more
    Another burst of wild weather could complicate ongoing recovery efforts down south
    26 Oct: Another burst of wild weather could complicate ongoing recovery efforts down south... more
    A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety
    26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety... more

     Most Popular Recent Environment News
     10 Nov: A huge wildfire continues to burn through Tongariro National Park - with the cause still not known +++++++++++++++
     07 Nov: Power has been restored to the Far North but residents are being asked to continue to conserve power today ++++++++++++++
     09 Nov: Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park ++++++++++++++
     11 Nov: Fire crews have shifted their focus to patrolling and monitoring at at Tongariro National Park +++++++++++++
     06 Nov: Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake ++++++++++++
     13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach +++++++++++
     11 Nov: Torres Strait Islanders appeal federal court decision on landmark climate case ++++++++++

     Environment NewsLinks
      5 Dec: Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says (RadioNZ)
      4 Dec: How to use your security camera’s 2-way audio (without being weird about it) (PC World)
      4 Dec: Windows 11’s live captions makes understanding videos so much easier (PC World)
      27 Nov: 'bring back boring': reserve bank hopeful ocr cut will mark the end of cautious business environment (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Nov: Debian vs. ubuntu: how to pick the right linux for your workflow (PC World)
      26 Nov: Good news for wild swimmers as bathing water quality improves (BBCWorld)
      25 Nov: Community leaders acting as ‘makeshift lawyers’ take landfill opposition to environment court (Stuff.co.nz)
      24 Nov: 'going backwards': concern mounts over wilding pine threat (Stuff.co.nz)
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