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A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata

31 October 2025

A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata

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Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation
	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... more

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

More than 54-thousand homes could be powered by a new 487 million dollar solar project in Waikato
	30 Oct: More than 54-thousand homes could be powered by a new 487 million dollar solar project in Waikato... more

Police in Gisborne appear to have hit a roadblock - a month into investigating the death of Bill Maangi on September 29
	29 Oct: Police in Gisborne appear to have hit a roadblock - a month into investigating the death of Bill Maangi on September 29... more

One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway
	28 Oct: One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway... more

Zak Foulkes' been likened to a New Zealand cricket great after his bowling spell of four for 41 from seven overs in the opening one-day international win over England at Mt Maunganui
	28 Oct: Zak Foulkes' been likened to a New Zealand cricket great after his bowling spell of four for 41 from seven overs in the opening one-day international win over England at Mt Maunganui... more

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

Taranaki's deep water port could make it a clear contender for being a defence manufacturing hub
	27 Oct: Taranaki's deep water port could make it a clear contender for being a defence manufacturing hub... more

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
	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... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours +++++++++++++++

13 Oct: Police have launched a critical incident investigation into a fatal crash in Whangarei on Saturday night - after they flashed their red-and-blue lights ++++++++++++

22 Oct: Police say there are serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash has blocked State Highway One in both directions near Tokoroa in Bay of Plenty ++++++++++++

25 Oct: A Tokoroa family have pulled together an eight thousand dollar reward in the hope to find missing teacher Jayleb-Che Dean ++++++++++++

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

18 Oct: A person's died and two others have been injured after a boat capsized in Port Waikato this morning +++++++++++

14 Oct: A new chapter for domestic aviation as Air New Zealand teams up with Air Chathams ++++++++++

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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