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A Tauranga soprano now based in Hamilton has won first prize in this years New Zealand Aria Competition held in Rotorua this weekend

9 November 2025

A Tauranga soprano now based in Hamilton has won first prize in this years New Zealand Aria Competition held in Rotorua this weekend

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Severe storms are moving through Kaipara, Whangarei and the Far North during the next hour
	9 Nov: Severe storms are moving through Kaipara, Whangarei and the Far North during the next hour... more

MetService has warned of severe thunderstorms sweeping across part of Northland
	8 Nov: MetService has warned of severe thunderstorms sweeping across part of Northland... more

Lake Terrace at the corner of Matuku Street in Two Mile Bay, Taupo, is closed following a single-vehicle crash
	8 Nov: Lake Terrace at the corner of Matuku Street in Two Mile Bay, Taupo, is closed following a single-vehicle crash... more

Severe thunderstorm watches are in place for the west coast of Northland and Auckland from 1pm today
	8 Nov: Severe thunderstorm watches are in place for the west coast of Northland and Auckland from 1pm today... more

School children are shaken-up after their bus was involved in a fatal crash with a car in Rotorua's Owhata last night
	7 Nov: School children are shaken-up after their bus was involved in a fatal crash with a car in Rotorua's Owhata last night... more

Five people have been arrested following a gang tangi in Rotorua today
	6 Nov: Five people have been arrested following a gang tangi in Rotorua today... more

A Rotorua man found with imported objectionable material described as New Zealand's most serious case - has lost his bid to keep his name secret
	6 Nov: A Rotorua man found with imported objectionable material described as New Zealand's most serious case - has lost his bid to keep his name secret... more

Wairoa residents can expect to see an increased police presence as Police officers carry out a training exercise today
	6 Nov: Wairoa residents can expect to see an increased police presence as Police officers carry out a training exercise today... more

A Waikato police officer who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his keys, must now pay his victim a thousand dollars
	5 Nov: A Waikato police officer who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his keys, must now pay his victim a thousand dollars... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

26 Oct: A person's died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, after a motorbike hit a tree on Auckland's Waiheke Island +++++++++++++++

31 Oct: Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation +++++++++++++

07 Nov: School children are shaken-up after their bus was involved in a fatal crash with a car in Rotorua's Owhata last night +++++++++++++

12 Nov: Coromandel Peninsula's State Highway 25 remains closed south of Whitianga - after a crash about 10am +++++++++++++

27 Oct: A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall +++++++++++

25 Oct: The public's being asked to avoid any shellfish from the Taranaki coast until further notice ++++++++++

30 Oct: A person has died in a two car crash in Waikato's Matamata this afternoon ++++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

2 Oct: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

11 Sep: Heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms forecast for upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Sep: Toppled trees, fallen power lines overnight as strong winds and rain battered the upper north island (RadioNZ)

29 Aug: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)

29 Aug: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)

28 Aug: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)

24 Aug: Hail so thick it looks like snow hits upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

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