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7 January 2026

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Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south
	7 Jan: Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south... more

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

Three people are in hospital after surf life savers were alerted by screams at Coromandel's Tairua Beach
	7 Jan: Three people are in hospital after surf life savers were alerted by screams at Coromandel's Tairua Beach... more

Fisheries New Zealand's investigating after reports of illegal fish dumping near Great Barrier Island
	6 Jan: Fisheries New Zealand's investigating after reports of illegal fish dumping near Great Barrier Island... more

Everyone's accounted for - after a house fire in Whakatane last night
	6 Jan: Everyone's accounted for - after a house fire in Whakatane last night... more

The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
	4 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui... more

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

State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened
	4 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened... more

Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening
	4 Jan: Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening... more

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09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control +++++++++++++++++++++++++

09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++++++

11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++++++++

05 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well ++++++++++++++++

13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts +++++++++++++++

14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight +++++++++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

22 Feb: Life flight's new aeromedical airbase for upper north island officially opened (RadioNZ)

16 Feb: Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near upper hutt (Stuff.co.nz)

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)

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