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State Highway One through Northland's Waipu is blocked following a crash - leaving 5 people injured, one seriously

24 December 2025

State Highway One through Northland's Waipu is blocked following a crash - leaving 5 people injured, one seriously

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One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight
	24 Dec 2025: One person's died following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight... more

Fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal house fire in New Plymouth in the early hours of this morning
	24 Dec 2025: Fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal house fire in New Plymouth in the early hours of this morning... more

Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne
	23 Dec 2025: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne... more

A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running
	23 Dec 2025: A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running... more

Northland police recovered restricted firearms and drugs, and a man was arrested, after he joined a police convoy in his Commodore - complete with flashing lights
	23 Dec 2025: Northland police recovered restricted firearms and drugs, and a man was arrested, after he joined a police convoy in his Commodore - complete with flashing lights... more

Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato
	23 Dec 2025: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato... more

Police are appealing for any witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa in Tauranga, last week
	22 Dec 2025: Police are appealing for any witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa in Tauranga, last week... more

Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui
	22 Dec 2025: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui... more

Police are investigating an unexplained death after a person was found unresponsive in the water in Rotorua's Waiotapu
	21 Dec 2025: Police are investigating an unexplained death after a person was found unresponsive in the water in Rotorua's Waiotapu... more

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

09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control +++++++++++++++

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

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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Today's News

Rugby:
Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina 21:57

Environment:
NEMA is warning people in large swathes of the North Island to prepare for bad weather overnight 21:17

International:
Frog toxins used to poison Alexei Navalny the latest in long history of Russian chemical attacks 21:07

Environment:
Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now 18:57

Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix women's side have missed an opportunity to return to the top of the A-League ladder, with a 2-1 home loss to Central Coast 18:37

Politics:
Opposition draws battlelines on nuclear and capital gains tax changes 18:17

Law and Order:
Police say a post-mortem will be carried out in the coming days after a body washed up at Mahia, near Wairoa 18:07

Rugby League:
The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton 18:07

Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix trail the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at halftime of their women's A-League match in Porirua 17:27

Cricket:
Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson has departed the T20 World Cup camp on paternity leave 16:17

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