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Police say there is no risk to the public after a dog's killed a person at a home in Kaihu - in Northland - late this morning

17 February 2026

Police say there is no risk to the public after a dog's killed a person at a home in Kaihu - in Northland - late this morning

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Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa
	16 Feb: Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa... more

A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa
	15 Feb: A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa... more

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

Rotorua's getting another chance to showcase itself this weekend
	14 Feb: Rotorua's getting another chance to showcase itself this weekend... 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

Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
	12 Feb: Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island 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 +++++++++++++++++++++

24 Jan: Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide ++++++++++++++++++++

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 ++++++++++++++++

09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++++

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 +++++++++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

16 Feb: Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near upper hutt (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Jan: Staff, public deserve answers after major it outage at hospitals, union says (RadioNZ)

15 Jan: Weather: severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for north island, upper south (RadioNZ)

15 Jan: Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the way, with metservice warning issued (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Jan: Wanted man avoiding police in upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

3 Jan: Weather: more than 1000 homes without power as storms lash north island (RadioNZ)

3 Jan: After auckland, heavy rain and thunderstorms hit eastern north island (Stuff.co.nz)

31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: 'quite heavy in localised areas ': more rain on the way for new year's eve (RadioNZ)

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