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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday
     17 December 2025
    Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday
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    Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby
    16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby... more
    Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening
    15 Dec: Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening... more
    A woman has been charged in relation to a death in Tauranga over the weekend
    15 Dec: A woman has been charged in relation to a death in Tauranga over the weekend... more
    Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajaz Patel has been selected for New Zealand's final cricket test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting on Thursday in Mt Maunganui
    15 Dec: Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajaz Patel has been selected for New Zealand's final cricket test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting on Thursday in Mt Maunganui... more
    Police are investigating a body discovered in Tauranga
    15 Dec: Police are investigating a body discovered in Tauranga... more
    A marine search and rescue training exercise will be conducted off Port Taranaki today
    14 Dec: A marine search and rescue training exercise will be conducted off Port Taranaki today... more
    A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Kaitaia last night
    13 Dec: A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Kaitaia last night... more
    A homicide investigation is being launched after the death of a man in Rotorua last night
    13 Dec: A homicide investigation is being launched after the death of a man in Rotorua last night... more
    Two aircraft - including an Air New Zealand flight - came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision over Northland
    12 Dec: Two aircraft - including an Air New Zealand flight - came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision over Northland... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News
     20 Nov: A man's appeared in court charged with the murder of another man in New Plymouth last night +++++++++++++
     18 Nov: Multiple fire engines are battling a building fire in Northland's Port Whangarei this evening ++++++++++++
     26 Nov: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning ++++++++++++
     25 Nov: Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana +++++++++++
     20 Nov: Northland Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor and businessman, Monty Knight - who died on Sunday +++++++++++
     30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas +++++++++++
     23 Nov: Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night +++++++++++

     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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