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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago
     25 November 2025
    Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago
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    The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years
    25 Nov 2025: The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years... more
    Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana
    25 Nov 2025: Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana... more
    Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga
    24 Nov 2025: Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga... more
    A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine
    24 Nov 2025: A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine... more
    Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night
    23 Nov 2025: Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night... more
    A child's been airlifted to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a log at Raglan
    22 Nov 2025: A child's been airlifted to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a log at Raglan... more
    A fire investigator's heading out to the scene of a suspicious house fire in Northland's Opononi
    22 Nov 2025: A fire investigator's heading out to the scene of a suspicious house fire in Northland's Opononi... more
    Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha
    21 Nov 2025: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha... more
    A man's appeared in court charged with the murder of another man in New Plymouth last night
    20 Nov 2025: A man's appeared in court charged with the murder of another man in New Plymouth 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 ++++++++++++
     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
      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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