News | Upper North Island

1 Dec 2025 15:45

NZCity News

Make Home

Home > News > National > Upper North Island

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has hit near New Plymouth

31 May 2020

GeoNet says it struck at 2.35 this afternoon - and was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres and was located about 35 kilometres north of the city.

>> More Upper North Island News

Other Upper North Island News

01 Dec: Police have named a man killed in an altercation in New Plymouth last month - as 68-year-old Martin James Mooney

30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas

30 Nov: A man's been arrested after a gun shot was allegedly let off yesterday, near a popular Thames swimming hole

28 Nov: State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole

26 Nov: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning

25 Nov: A woman's moderately injured - after being assaulted in her Whangarei home overnight

25 Nov: Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago

Top Stories

RUGBY
New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson is determined to finish the season on a high More...

BUSINESS
A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto – including NZ trades worth billions More...

Today's News

Law and Order:
A 19-year-old has been arrested at the border, accused of importing large amounts of meth from Vancouver 15:27

Accident and Emergency:
A crash and subsequent fire in southern Bay of Plenty is blocking State Highway 5 14:57

Business:
A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto – including NZ trades worth billions 14:07

Business:
The number of new home consents is rising - with significant boosts for townhouses 14:07

Rugby:
New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson is determined to finish the season on a high 13:57

Law and Order:
A Swiss man will spend Christmas in New Zealand - ahead of sentencing in January for careless driving causing death in Canterbury's Sheffield last month 13:37

International:
F1 standings: Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri set for Abu Dhabi decider after Qatar GP 13:37

Health & Safety:
A man who had emergency surgery in Auckland Hospital after a car accident - ended up with a life-altering injury when the procedure went wrong 13:27

Motoring:
F1 Qatar: McLaren pitstop blunder costs Oscar Piastri win, Max Verstappen closes in on Lando Norris 13:17

Law and Order:
Two women accused of shoplifting at Auckland's Glenfield mall on Friday - with two security guards and a member of the public attacked - have been charged with aggravated assault 13:07

News Search

Power Search