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Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters

18 January 2026

Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters

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A serious crash in Whakatane has left one person dead
	18 Jan: A serious crash in Whakatane has left one person dead... more

There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain
	18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain... more

Two people have serious injuries after a vehicle left the road in Bay of Plenty's Whakatane
	17 Jan: Two people have serious injuries after a vehicle left the road in Bay of Plenty's Whakatane... more

Northland Police are calling out for more recruits and are trying to convince southern officers to join their ranks
	17 Jan: Northland Police are calling out for more recruits and are trying to convince southern officers to join their ranks... more

The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms
	16 Jan: The Whakatane, Opotiki and Gisborne districts are the latest to be hit by severe thunderstorms... more

A 37-year-old woman's been charged with murder, in relation to the death of a man in Tauranga a month ago
	16 Jan: A 37-year-old woman's been charged with murder, in relation to the death of a man in Tauranga a month ago... more

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

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

21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++++++

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

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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