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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    A 37-year-old woman's been charged with murder, in relation to the death of a man in Tauranga a month ago
     16 January 2026
    A 37-year-old woman's been charged with murder, in relation to the death of a man in Tauranga a month ago
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    Two people have died and another has moderate injuries, after a two-car crash on the highway between Rotorua and Whakatane
    15 Jan: Two people have died and another has moderate injuries, after a two-car crash on the highway between Rotorua and Whakatane... more
    A man's been charged - accused of pushing a store owner at Whananaki - in coastal Northland
    14 Jan: A man's been charged - accused of pushing a store owner at Whananaki - in coastal Northland... more
    Police asking for dashcam or CCTV footage following fiery crash north of Rotorua
    14 Jan: Police are asking people for dashcam or CCTV footage - after a fiery crash north of Rotorua in which a young driver died, and two passengers were seriously injured... more
    Several people have been injured in a two car crash in Rotorua's Hamurana this evening
    13 Jan: Several people have been injured in a two car crash in Rotorua's Hamurana this evening... more
    A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday
    13 Jan: A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday... more
    A 17-year-old's been arrested and a 13-year-old referred to Youth Aid after an aggravated robbery in Okaihau in Northland yesterday
    12 Jan: A 17-year-old's been arrested and a 13-year-old referred to Youth Aid after an aggravated robbery in Okaihau in Northland yesterday... more
    A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua
    12 Jan: A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua... more
    There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend
    12 Jan: There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend... more
    A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon
    11 Jan: A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News
     04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened ++++++++++++++++++++
     07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five ++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend ++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland +++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening +++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour" ++++++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: 'quite heavy in localised areas ': more rain on the way for new year's eve (RadioNZ)
      2 Oct: Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Sep: Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
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