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A teenager stuck in strong waters around New Plymouth has safely made it back to shore

2 January 2026

A teenager stuck in strong waters around New Plymouth has safely made it back to shore

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Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening
	2 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening... more

Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel
	2 Jan: Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel... more

Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"
	2 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"... more

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

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

09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++

24 Jan: Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide ++++++++++++++++++++

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

25 Jan: Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide ++++++++++++++

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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