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Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break

28 December 2025

Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break

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A body's been found in the search for a jet skiier, who went missing from the Waikato Bar, on Christmas Day
	27 Dec: A body's been found in the search for a jet skiier, who went missing from the Waikato Bar, on Christmas Day... more

A search continues for a person who went missing after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato on Christmas
	26 Dec: A search continues for a person who went missing after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato on Christmas... more

A person's been airlifted to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, after a quad bike rolled over around 2.30pm at Northland's Pouto Point
	25 Dec: A person's been airlifted to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, after a quad bike rolled over around 2.30pm at Northland's Pouto Point... more

A Coromandel holidaymaker is still in shock after a shark attacked his kayak 'completely out of the blue.'
	25 Dec: A Coromandel holidaymaker is still in shock after a shark attacked his kayak 'completely out of the blue.'... more

A light aircraft has crashed into an unoccupied house on the Coromandel Peninsula
	25 Dec: A light aircraft has crashed into an unoccupied house on the Coromandel Peninsula... more

The Civil Aviation Authority's investigating after a light aircraft crashed into a house on the Coromandel Peninsula
	25 Dec: The Civil Aviation Authority's investigating after a light aircraft crashed into a house on the Coromandel Peninsula... more

Two people have been badly injured after a car crashed into a tree in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, early this morning
	25 Dec: Two people have been badly injured after a car crashed into a tree in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, early this morning... more

State Highway One through Northland's Waipu is blocked following a crash - leaving 5 people injured, one seriously
	24 Dec: State Highway One through Northland's Waipu is blocked following a crash - leaving 5 people injured, one seriously ... more

One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight
	24 Dec: One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

23 Dec: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne ++++++++++++++++++++++

22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui ++++++++++++++++++++++

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

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++

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

23 Dec: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato ++++++++++

17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday +++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

2 Oct: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

11 Sep: Heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms forecast for upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Sep: Toppled trees, fallen power lines overnight as strong winds and rain battered the upper north island (RadioNZ)

29 Aug: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)

29 Aug: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)

28 Aug: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)

24 Aug: Hail so thick it looks like snow hits upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

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