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Heavy rain is still causing disruption in parts of the North Island

23 January 2026

Heavy rain is still causing disruption in parts of the North Island

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Residents in weather ravaged areas are still being urged to avoid travelling if possible, with slips and flooding still plaguing the upper North Island
	23 Jan: Residents in weather ravaged areas are still being urged to avoid travelling if possible, with slips and flooding still plaguing the upper North Island... more

Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week
	23 Jan: Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week... more

A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night
	23 Jan: A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night... more

Destruction and tragedy have come in the wake of slips caused by record rainfall in the upper North Island
	23 Jan: Destruction and tragedy have come in the wake of slips caused by record rainfall in the upper North Island... more

Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night
	23 Jan: Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night... more

Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning
	22 Jan: Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning... more

Bay of Plenty's State Highway 5 is blocked, near Waipunga - where a truck's rolled and spilled gravel over the road
	22 Jan: Bay of Plenty's State Highway 5 is blocked, near Waipunga - where a truck's rolled and spilled gravel over the road... more

A large slip at Mt Maunganui's Mauao has hit the campsite at the hill's base
	22 Jan: A large slip at Mt Maunganui's Mauao has hit the campsite at the hill's base... more

Two people are unaccounted for and another is badly injured after a landslide at a house in Papamoa
	22 Jan: Two people are unaccounted for and another is badly injured after a landslide at a house in Papamoa... 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 +++++++++++++++++++++

22 Jan: Two people are unaccounted for and another is badly injured after a landslide at a house in Papamoa +++++++++++++++++

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

31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated ++++++++++++++

23 Jan: Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night +++++++++++++

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