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A new species of spider has been discovered tunnelling underground in Taranaki

11 January 2026

A new species of spider has been discovered tunnelling underground in Taranaki

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A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night
	11 Jan: A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night... more

It's the time to relax for most, but for Northland first responders it's busier than ever
	11 Jan: It's the time to relax for most, but for Northland first responders it's busier than ever... more

Health New Zealand's providing support for Northland victims of the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach
	11 Jan: Health New Zealand's providing support for Northland victims of the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach... more

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a newborn baby boy in Auckland
	9 Jan: Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a newborn baby boy in Auckland... more

Police say a sizeable dent has been made in an underground cannabis market in the north Waikato
	9 Jan: Police say a sizeable dent has been made in an underground cannabis market in the north Waikato... more

Two men stranded on a drifting jetski off Taranaki Coast - have been rescued
	9 Jan: Two men stranded on a drifting jetski off Taranaki Coast - have been rescued... more

A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki
	9 Jan: A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki... more

Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day
	8 Jan: Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day... more

Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday
	8 Jan: Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

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

04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five ++++++++++++++++++++++++

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

04 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland ++++++++++++++++++++++

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

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++++

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

Upper North Island NewsLinks

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)

2 Oct: Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

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