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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
     12 February 2026
    Areas surrounding the base of Mount Maunganui remain off-limits, and geotechnical experts warn the risk of more slips is still high
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    A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip
    12 Feb: A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip... more
    Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others
    11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others... more
    A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Wairoa - while two others remain in a critical condition
    10 Feb: A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Wairoa - while two others remain in a critical condition... more
    King stands ready to help police with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation, palace says
    10 Feb: Police have confirmed they are assessing information provided to them that former prince Andrew had passed late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein confidential reports while the former royal was British trade envoy more than a decade ago.... more
    The search continues for a Gisborne 17-year-old missing more than a week
    9 Feb: The search continues for a Gisborne 17-year-old missing more than a week... more
    A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged
    9 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged... more
    A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control
    9 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control... more
    A critical road which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty re-opens this morning for essential travel
    9 Feb: A critical road which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty re-opens this morning for essential travel... more
    Armed police have arrested an 18-year-old in Tauranga's Papamoa this afternoon, after allegedly presenting a firearm at another person
    7 Feb: Armed police have arrested an 18-year-old in Tauranga's Papamoa this afternoon, after allegedly presenting a firearm at another person... more

     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 +++++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++++
     18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain ++++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide ++++++++++++++
     23 Jan: Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night +++++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      2 Oct: Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
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