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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Accident and Emergency articles  Accident and Emergency
    Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island
     15 February 2026
    Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island
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    A person has died and three people have been hospitalised after a single vehicle crash in Whangarei's Ruatangata West
    15 Feb: A person has died and three people have been hospitalised after a single vehicle crash in Whangarei's Ruatangata West... more
    French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse
    15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse... more
    Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend
    14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend... more
    Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours
    14 Feb: Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours... more
    State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning
    14 Feb: State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning... more
    A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight
    14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight... more
    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
    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... more
    State Highway 31 and State Highway 39 in the Waikato's Otorohanga District, are both currently blocked due to significant flooding and slips
    13 Feb: State Highway 31 and State Highway 39 in the Waikato's Otorohanga District, are both currently blocked due to significant flooding and slips... more
    Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts
    13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts... more

     Most Popular Recent Accident and Emergency News
     24 Jan: Police have released the full list pf names of the six people unaccounted for following the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Campground on Thursday ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Jan: Two people are unaccounted for and another is badly injured after a landslide at a house in Papamoa +++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control +++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++


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