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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

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

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One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight
	24 Dec: One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight... more

Fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal house fire in New Plymouth in the early hours of this morning
	24 Dec: Fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal house fire in New Plymouth in the early hours of this morning... more

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

A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running
	23 Dec: A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running... more

Northland police recovered restricted firearms and drugs, and a man was arrested, after he joined a police convoy in his Commodore - complete with flashing lights
	23 Dec: Northland police recovered restricted firearms and drugs, and a man was arrested, after he joined a police convoy in his Commodore - complete with flashing lights... more

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

Police are appealing for any witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa in Tauranga, last week
	22 Dec: Police are appealing for any witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa in Tauranga, last week... more

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
	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... more

Police are investigating an unexplained death after a person was found unresponsive in the water in Rotorua's Waiotapu
	21 Dec: Police are investigating an unexplained death after a person was found unresponsive in the water in Rotorua's Waiotapu... more

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

30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas +++++++++++++

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 ++++++++++

01 Dec: Police have named a man killed in an altercation in New Plymouth last month - as 68-year-old Martin James Mooney ++++++++++

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

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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