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

4 January 2026

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

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The south side of the Brynderwyns in Northland, is closed following a serious crash
	3 Jan: The south side of the Brynderwyns in Northland, is closed following a serious crash... more

MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend
	3 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend... more

A person has serious injuries after a two vehicle crash in Northland's Cove Road in Waipu this evening
	2 Jan: A person has serious injuries after a two vehicle crash in Northland's Cove Road in Waipu this evening... more

Two men and two teenage boys have been apprehended after an aggravated robbery, and an over 100 kilometre chase in Thames
	2 Jan: Two men and two teenage boys have been apprehended after an aggravated robbery, and an over 100 kilometre chase in Thames... more

A teenager stuck in strong waters around New Plymouth has safely made it back to shore
	2 Jan: A teenager stuck in strong waters around New Plymouth has safely made it back to shore... more

Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening
	2 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening... more

Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel
	2 Jan: Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel... more

Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"
	2 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour"... more

State Highway 16 remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, after the discovery of a body
	1 Jan: State Highway 16 remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, after the discovery of a body... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

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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