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Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday

17 December 2025

Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday

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Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby
	16 Dec 2025: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby... more

Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening
	15 Dec 2025: Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening... more

A woman has been charged in relation to a death in Tauranga over the weekend
	15 Dec 2025: A woman has been charged in relation to a death in Tauranga over the weekend... more

Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajaz Patel has been selected for New Zealand's final cricket test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting on Thursday in Mt Maunganui
	15 Dec 2025: Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajaz Patel has been selected for New Zealand's final cricket test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting on Thursday in Mt Maunganui... more

Police are investigating a body discovered in Tauranga
	15 Dec 2025: Police are investigating a body discovered in Tauranga... more

A marine search and rescue training exercise will be conducted off Port Taranaki today
	14 Dec 2025: A marine search and rescue training exercise will be conducted off Port Taranaki today... more

A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Kaitaia last night
	13 Dec 2025: A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Kaitaia last night... more

A homicide investigation is being launched after the death of a man in Rotorua last night
	13 Dec 2025: A homicide investigation is being launched after the death of a man in Rotorua last night... more

Two aircraft - including an Air New Zealand flight - came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision over Northland
	12 Dec 2025: Two aircraft - including an Air New Zealand flight - came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision over Northland... more

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

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03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend ++++++++++++++++++++++

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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)

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