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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    A man's been charged - accused of pushing a store owner at Whananaki - in coastal Northland
     14 January 2026
    A man's been charged - accused of pushing a store owner at Whananaki - in coastal Northland
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    Police asking for dashcam or CCTV footage following fiery crash north of Rotorua
    14 Jan: Police are asking people for dashcam or CCTV footage - after a fiery crash north of Rotorua in which a young driver died, and two passengers were seriously injured... more
    Several people have been injured in a two car crash in Rotorua's Hamurana this evening
    13 Jan: Several people have been injured in a two car crash in Rotorua's Hamurana this evening... more
    A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday
    13 Jan: A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday... more
    A 17-year-old's been arrested and a 13-year-old referred to Youth Aid after an aggravated robbery in Okaihau in Northland yesterday
    12 Jan: A 17-year-old's been arrested and a 13-year-old referred to Youth Aid after an aggravated robbery in Okaihau in Northland yesterday... more
    A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua
    12 Jan: A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua... more
    There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend
    12 Jan: There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend... more
    A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon
    11 Jan: A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon... more
    A new species of spider has been discovered tunnelling underground in Taranaki
    11 Jan: A new species of spider has been discovered tunnelling underground in Taranaki... more
    A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night
    11 Jan: A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night... more

     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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening ++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour" +++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato ++++++++++++
     04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      30 Sep: Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Sep: Thu, 11 Sep 2025: Heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms forecast for upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Sep: Mon, 1 Sep 2025: Toppled trees, fallen power lines overnight as strong winds and rain battered the upper north island (RadioNZ)
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