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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    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

     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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    Accident and Emergency:
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    Motoring:
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    Skiing:
    Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games 18:47

    Rugby:
    Japan international rugby coach Eddie Jones believes league is making big inroads into rugby's traditional domain 18:37

    Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua 18:07

    Basketball:
    Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall 18:07

    Cricket:
    Rain is disrupting the men's Super Smash T20 encounter in Christchurch...with the ladder-leading Northern Brave 51 for one in the 15th over against hosts Canterbury, scoring at just over eight and a half runs per over 17:57

    Hockey:
    The New Zealand women's hockey team have succumbed to the United States once again 17:47

    Law and Order:
    Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide 16:47

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