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A man's been arrested after a gun shot was allegedly let off yesterday, near a popular Thames swimming hole

30 November 2025

A man's been arrested after a gun shot was allegedly let off yesterday, near a popular Thames swimming hole

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State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole
	28 Nov 2025: State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole... more

A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning
	26 Nov 2025: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning... more

A woman's moderately injured - after being assaulted in her Whangarei home overnight
	25 Nov 2025: A woman's moderately injured - after being assaulted in her Whangarei home overnight... more

Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago
	25 Nov 2025: Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago... more

The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years
	25 Nov 2025: The Court of Appeal has upheld a Northland meth dealer's jail term of over five years... more

Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana
	25 Nov 2025: Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana... more

Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga
	24 Nov 2025: Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga... more

A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine
	24 Nov 2025: A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine... more

Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night
	23 Nov 2025: Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

23 Dec: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne ++++++++++++++++++++++++

22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++

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

23 Dec: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato +++++++++++

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

17 Dec: A fire burning at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach since Monday afternoon is now completely contained ++++++++++

20 Dec: Four people have been injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash in Dunsandel in Canterbury ++++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

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)

30 Sep: Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

11 Sep: Thu, 11 Sep 2025: Heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms forecast for upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Sep: Mon, 1 Sep 2025: Toppled trees, fallen power lines overnight as strong winds and rain battered the upper north island (RadioNZ)

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