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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    A Waikato police officer who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his keys, must now pay his victim a thousand dollars
     5 November 2025
    A Waikato police officer who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his keys, must now pay his victim a thousand dollars
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    Oli Mathis is willing to play the long game as he begins his life at the Crusaders
    4 Nov: Oli Mathis is willing to play the long game as he begins his life at the Crusaders... more
    Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week
    4 Nov: Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week... more
    Auckland's Mayor is questioning the Northland Corridor's multibillion-dollar price tag
    3 Nov: Auckland's Mayor is questioning the Northland Corridor's multibillion-dollar price tag... more
    A coroner's warning of the risks of DIY, after a Northland man was crushed and killed while fixing his ride-on lawnmower
    3 Nov: A coroner's warning of the risks of DIY, after a Northland man was crushed and killed while fixing his ride-on lawnmower... more
    A person has died after a crash in Waikato's Rangiriri
    2 Nov: A person has died after a crash in Waikato's Rangiriri... more
    Event organisers expect the 10th anniversary of Hamilton's Gourmet in the Gardens to be the most popular to date
    2 Nov: Event organisers expect the 10th anniversary of Hamilton's Gourmet in the Gardens to be the most popular to date... more
    A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata
    31 Oct: A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata... more
    Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation
    31 Oct: Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation... more
    A person has died in a two car crash in Waikato's Matamata this afternoon
    30 Oct: A person has died in a two car crash in Waikato's Matamata this afternoon... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News
     23 Dec: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne +++++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Dec: 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Authorities are bemused by a rare case of dumpster diving for cheese - then sold on the black market in South Waikato ++++++++++
     01 Dec: Police have named a man killed in an altercation in New Plymouth last month - as 68-year-old Martin James Mooney ++++++++++
     17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday ++++++++++
     17 Dec: A fire burning at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach since Monday afternoon is now completely contained ++++++++++

     Upper North Island NewsLinks
      2 Oct: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Sep: Heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms forecast for upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Sep: Toppled trees, fallen power lines overnight as strong winds and rain battered the upper north island (RadioNZ)
      29 Aug: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)
      29 Aug: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)
      28 Aug: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)
      24 Aug: Hail so thick it looks like snow hits upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)
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