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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper North Island articles  Upper North Island
    A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata
     31 October 2025
    A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata
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    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
    More than 54-thousand homes could be powered by a new 487 million dollar solar project in Waikato
    30 Oct: More than 54-thousand homes could be powered by a new 487 million dollar solar project in Waikato... more
    Police in Gisborne appear to have hit a roadblock - a month into investigating the death of Bill Maangi on September 29
    29 Oct: Police in Gisborne appear to have hit a roadblock - a month into investigating the death of Bill Maangi on September 29... more
    One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway
    28 Oct: One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway... more
    Zak Foulkes' been likened to a New Zealand cricket great after his bowling spell of four for 41 from seven overs in the opening one-day international win over England at Mt Maunganui
    28 Oct: Zak Foulkes' been likened to a New Zealand cricket great after his bowling spell of four for 41 from seven overs in the opening one-day international win over England at Mt Maunganui... more
    A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall
    27 Oct: A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall... more
    Taranaki's deep water port could make it a clear contender for being a defence manufacturing hub
    27 Oct: Taranaki's deep water port could make it a clear contender for being a defence manufacturing hub... more
    A person's died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, after a motorbike hit a tree on Auckland's Waiheke Island
    26 Oct: A person's died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, after a motorbike hit a tree on Auckland's Waiheke Island... 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 +++++++++++++++++++++
     26 Nov: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning +++++++++++++
     30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas ++++++++++++
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++
     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: 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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