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10K views · 24 reactions | New Zealand experiences more than 4,500 wildfires every year – and the risk of big, destructive wildfires is increasing with climate change. Ellen Rykers visits the fire lab at the University of Canterbury, a purpose-built facility for setting things on fire and studying how they burn. We join Kate as she sets up a large gorse bush in the lab, ready to burn.  Listen to Our Changing World on rnz.co.nz or wherever you get your podcasts | RNZ | Facebook

Flights are being cancelled in Wellington and homes have lost power, while rivers are flooding in the south, closing schools and prompting a state of emergency in Selwyn. Large parts of the country are being hammered as torrential rain and gale force winds set in for the next few days. Twenty-four weather warnings and watches are in place around Auckland, the East Cape, lower North Island, top of the South, Canterbury and the West Coast for Thursday. Stay up to date with all the latest news and

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