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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"
     2 January 2026
    Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"
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    State Highway 16 remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, after the discovery of a body
    1 Jan: State Highway 16 remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, after the discovery of a body... more
    A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday
    31 Dec 2025: A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday... more
    A fresh warning for boaties about the dangers of bars - after a boat capsized in a large wave at the notorious Tairua bar yesterday morning
    31 Dec 2025: A fresh warning for boaties about the dangers of bars - after a boat capsized in a large wave at the notorious Tairua bar yesterday morning... more
    A man who reportedly attempted to flee Police after an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne - has been arrested
    30 Dec 2025: A man who reportedly attempted to flee Police after an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne - has been arrested... more
    Gisborne Police are deploying the Eagle helicopter, and placing more officers on the road, to combat reckless driving over New Years
    30 Dec 2025: Gisborne Police are deploying the Eagle helicopter, and placing more officers on the road, to combat reckless driving over New Years... more
    Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather
    29 Dec 2025: Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather... more
    A mum and two teenagers saved an elderly man who collapsed on a hike near Thames last night
    29 Dec 2025: A mum and two teenagers saved an elderly man who collapsed on a hike near Thames last night... more
    Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break
    28 Dec 2025: Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break... more
    A body's been found in the search for a jet skiier, who went missing from the Waikato Bar, on Christmas Day
    27 Dec 2025: A body's been found in the search for a jet skiier, who went missing from the Waikato Bar, on Christmas Day... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      16 Feb: Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near upper hutt (Stuff.co.nz)
      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)
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