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A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall

27 October 2025

Emergency services were called to Waitawheta Rd in Waikino about 2.30 this afternoon after the person reportedly slipped.

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31 Oct: A Whangarei telco company has lost its trademark court battle with Uber

31 Oct: A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata

31 Oct: Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation

30 Oct: A person has died in a two car crash in Waikato's Matamata this afternoon

30 Oct: More than 54-thousand homes could be powered by a new 487 million dollar solar project in Waikato

29 Oct: Police in Gisborne appear to have hit a roadblock - a month into investigating the death of Bill Maangi on September 29

28 Oct: One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway

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