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A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata

1 February 2026

A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata

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Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide
	1 Feb: Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide... more

All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner
	1 Feb: All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner... more

The final victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified by the coroner
	31 Jan: The final victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified by the coroner... more

A touching tribute from the family of Susan Knowles, a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide
	31 Jan: A touching tribute from the family of Susan Knowles, a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide... more

The remains of Rotorua property manager Susan Knowles, have been formally identified by the coroner
	31 Jan: The remains of Rotorua property manager Susan Knowles, have been formally identified by the coroner... more

Fire and Emergency says its specialist Search and Rescue teams are standing down their operations in Mount Maunganui
	31 Jan: Fire and Emergency says its specialist Search and Rescue teams are standing down their operations in Mount Maunganui... more

NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place
	30 Jan: NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place... more

Recovery operations appear to be back underway in Tauranga, although caution remains paramount
	30 Jan: Recovery operations appear to be back underway in Tauranga, although caution remains paramount... more

The Tauranga community's joined together in a show of support for whanau who've lost loved ones, a week after landslides in the area
	30 Jan: The Tauranga community's joined together in a show of support for whanau who've lost loved ones, a week after landslides in the area... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five +++++++++++++++++++++++++

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

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++++

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

18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain ++++++++++++++

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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