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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A single-vehicle crash in Waikato has closed state highway 26 near Platt Road, Newstead

    A single-vehicle crash in Waikato has closed state highway 26 near Platt Road, Newstead


    Emergency services were alerted shortly after 5 this afternoon.

    There are no reports of serious injuries, however a power pole has been hit and lines are down.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Upper North Island News
     06 Jul: Two people appear to be critically injured and another has minor injuries after a crash on Northland's State Highway 1 this evening
     06 Jul: Parts of State Highway Three are being cleared, after flooding and slips, in Taranaki
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     05 Jul: The Black Ferns have thrashed the Black Ferns XV 45-12 in today's trial match in Whangarei
     05 Jul: An independent report on the Northland Expressway, is sowing doubt over the project's future
     05 Jul: A large slip has forced the closure of State Highway 3 between Mangaorongo and Wall roads near Piopio in the Waikato
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