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	Life Flight's new aeromedical airbase for upper North Island officially opened RadioNZ - 22 Feb (RadioNZ) The Hamilton hanger is the upper North Island base for two of Life Flight`s air ambulance planes. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Upper Hutt Stuff.co.nz - 16 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5km north-west of Upper Hutt on Monday afternoon. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says RadioNZ - 30 Jan (RadioNZ) The most recent IT outage to hospitals in the upper North Island happened over a 12-hour period between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for North Island, upper South RadioNZ - 15 Jan (RadioNZ) An orange rain warning is in place for parts of the North Island, with downpours also forecast to lash the top of the South. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the way, with MetService warning issued Stuff.co.nz - 15 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) MetService have issued several heavy rain watches and warnings for the North Island and upper South Island on Thursday as a low moves across the country. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wanted man avoiding police in upper North Island Stuff.co.nz - 5 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Police say they are working to locate Bruce Tautari, 21, who has a warrant for his arrest. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island RadioNZ - 3 Jan (RadioNZ) Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been dropping rain across the upper North Island. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	After Auckland, heavy rain and thunderstorms hit eastern North Island Stuff.co.nz - 3 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) The wet weather is driven by a low pressure system and associated trough moving slowly east across the central and upper North Island. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wed, 31 Dec 2025: 'Quite heavy in localised areas ': More rain on the way for New Year's Eve RadioNZ - 31 Dec (RadioNZ) Severe wind and rain battered the North Island and upper South Island on Tuesday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper North Island Stuff.co.nz - 2 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A wet, gloomy and humid Thursday is potentially a precursor for downpours on Friday and into the weekend, MetService says. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General