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A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki

9 January 2026

A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki

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Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day
	8 Jan: Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day... more

Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday
	8 Jan: Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday... more

Three Lotto players from Auckland, Matamata and Timaru are in for a treat after sharing one million tonight
	7 Jan: Three Lotto players from Auckland, Matamata and Timaru are in for a treat after sharing one million tonight... more

Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south
	7 Jan: Severe thunderstorms have been detected near the Raukumara Range and are moving south... more

Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students
	7 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students... more

Three people are in hospital after surf life savers were alerted by screams at Coromandel's Tairua Beach
	7 Jan: Three people are in hospital after surf life savers were alerted by screams at Coromandel's Tairua Beach... more

Fisheries New Zealand's investigating after reports of illegal fish dumping near Great Barrier Island
	6 Jan: Fisheries New Zealand's investigating after reports of illegal fish dumping near Great Barrier Island... more

Everyone's accounted for - after a house fire in Whakatane last night
	6 Jan: Everyone's accounted for - after a house fire in Whakatane last night... more

The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
	4 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++++

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

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

28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++

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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Entertainment:
Florence Hunt has joined Dior as its new brand ambassador 13:01

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Sabrina Carpenter has been branded "stupid and cruel" by PETA after performing with a live bird at the Grammy Awards 12:31

Business:
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Kelly Osbourne is "not" fine after the death of her dad Ozzy 12:01

Athletics:
New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants 11:57

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