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Coastguard Thames says it was alerted to a report of a capsized vessel and two people in the water off Tararu Beach, at around 11.45am

6 February 2026

Coastguard Thames says it was alerted to a report of a capsized vessel and two people in the water off Tararu Beach, at around 11.45am

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Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns
	6 Feb: Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns... more

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
	5 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... more

Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well
	5 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well... more

The Government's announced it'll invest in two horticulture developments on under-utilised Maori land in Northland and Waikato
	5 Feb: The Government's announced it'll invest in two horticulture developments on under-utilised Maori land in Northland and Waikato... more

Ex-prince Andrew leaves Windsor home as British police investigate latest Epstein revelations
	4 Feb: British police are investigating the former prince after new files suggest Jeffrey Epstein provided him with a woman to have sex with at the Royal Lodge in 2010.... more

A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata
	1 Feb: A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata... more

Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide
	1 Feb: Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide... more

All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner
	1 Feb: All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner... more

The final victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified by the coroner
	31 Jan: The final victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified by the coroner... more

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

28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++++

18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain +++++++++++++++

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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