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State Highway One through Northland's Waipu is blocked following a crash - leaving 5 people injured, one seriously

24 December 2025

The northbound lane is closed after Mountfield Road - with drivers urged to follow directions of emergency services and allow for delays.

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Other Upper North Island News

27 Feb: Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of Rotorua woman Sharlene Smith - one charged with her murder

27 Feb: It's expected to be months before storm-ravaged highways on the Coromandel Peninsula are fully restored

26 Feb: An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon

26 Feb: Two women will appear in court today - and a man next month - in relation to a reported shooting in Waikato's Te Kauwhata, north of Huntly

25 Feb: A 24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in relation to a fatal crash on State Highway One south of Taupo

24 Feb: A car driver's died after a crash between a truck and a car about 11am on Waikato's State Highway 2 - near Mangatawhiri

24 Feb: A woman's been arrested after a string of retail thefts across Thames in the past month

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