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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    The Navy's largest ship has sailed into New Plymouth for a home port visit - including a ship open day
     7 February 2026
    The Navy's largest ship has sailed into New Plymouth for a home port visit - including a ship open day
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    The death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from the water in Thames yesterday is being referred to the coroner
    7 Feb: The death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from the water in Thames yesterday is being referred to the coroner... more
    Coastguard Thames says it was alerted to a report of a capsized vessel and two people in the water off Tararu Beach, at around 11.45am
    6 Feb: Coastguard Thames says it was alerted to a report of a capsized vessel and two people in the water off Tararu Beach, at around 11.45am... more
    Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns
    6 Feb: Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns... more
    A 53-year-old man's been arrested and charged in relation to a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupo's CBD on Tuesday night
    5 Feb: A 53-year-old man's been arrested and charged in relation to a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupo's CBD on Tuesday night... more
    Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well
    5 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well... more
    The Government's announced it'll invest in two horticulture developments on under-utilised Maori land in Northland and Waikato
    5 Feb: The Government's announced it'll invest in two horticulture developments on under-utilised Maori land in Northland and Waikato... more
    Ex-prince Andrew leaves Windsor home as British police investigate latest Epstein revelations
    4 Feb: British police are investigating the former prince after new files suggest Jeffrey Epstein provided him with a woman to have sex with at the Royal Lodge in 2010.... more
    A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata
    1 Feb: A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata... more
    Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide
    1 Feb: Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News
     24 Jan: Police have released the full list pf names of the six people unaccounted for following the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Campground on Thursday +++++++++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++++++++
     24 Jan: Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide ++++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++
     18 Jan: There's reports of flooding in Northland following heavy rain ++++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide +++++++++++++
     13 Jan: A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday +++++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      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)
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