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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    What we know about ex-prince Andrew's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
     20 February 2026
    Police are searching two addresses in the UK, including Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate where the former prince lived until last year.
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    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty
    20 Feb: A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty... more
    A Rotorua rest home will go to trial in October - over the death of a resident after a fire
    19 Feb: A Rotorua rest home will go to trial in October - over the death of a resident after a fire... more
    Questions around why action wasn't taken sooner - following a fatal dog attack in Northland
    19 Feb: Questions around why action wasn't taken sooner - following a fatal dog attack in Northland... more
    Five fire crews are battling a house fire on Whangarei's on Morningside Road
    18 Feb: Five fire crews are battling a house fire on Whangarei's on Morningside Road... more
    A man's been arrested - after allegedly attempting to break through the cordon at the Mount Maunganui landslide
    18 Feb: A man's been arrested - after allegedly attempting to break through the cordon at the Mount Maunganui landslide... more
    Support for changes to dog control laws following a deadly dog attack in Northland
    18 Feb: Support for changes to dog control laws following a deadly dog attack in Northland... more
    Police say there is no risk to the public after a dog's killed a person at a home in Kaihu - in Northland - late this morning
    17 Feb: Police say there is no risk to the public after a dog's killed a person at a home in Kaihu - in Northland - late this morning... more
    Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa
    16 Feb: Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa... more
    A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa
    15 Feb: A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News
     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 ++++++++++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++++++++
     11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others ++++++++++++++++++
     05 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well ++++++++++++++++
     05 Feb: A 53-year-old man's been arrested and charged in relation to a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupo's CBD on Tuesday night ++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight ++++++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      22 Feb: Life flight's new aeromedical airbase for upper north island officially opened (RadioNZ)
      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)
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Cruz Beckham's 21st birthday celebrations have gone on for a week 21:21

    Rugby:
    Fa'alogo Tana Umaga is reminding his players the only thing they can control is their own effort 21:17

    Entertainment:
    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived at the World Health Organisation's country office in Amman 20:51

    Entertainment:
    Jameela Jamil has called out women at the BAFTAs for being "scarily thin" 20:21

    Entertainment:
    Sinitta has described her marriage to Andy Willner as a "revenge move" aimed at Simon Cowell 19:51

    Entertainment:
    Jennifer Garner has spoken candidly about the realities of co-parenting her three children with her former husband 19:21

    Soccer:
    A huge 8-nil win over Samoa for the Football Ferns in their Fifa World Cup qualifier in Honiara 18:57

    Politics:
    An economist says benefit sanctions aren't working 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Martin Short endured a series of personal tragedies before the death of his daughter Katherine Hartley Short - including the deaths of his parents, brother and former wife 18:51

    Rugby League:
    A mix of emotions for Auckland FC coach Steve Corica regarding the future of attacking weapon Jesse Randall 18:37

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