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Live updates: Hundreds without power across North Island, South Island road snowfall warnings, Taupō flood risk over
The deluge across the North Island that began on Wednesday afternoon has seen Fire and Emergency in the upper North Island ...
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Wild weather: Taupō residents prepare to evacuate
Civil Defence is knocking on doors in the Taupō area preparing people to evacuate as flooding from heavy rain overnight has ...
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Some homes in the central North Island could be evacuated, following a night of heavy rain in many parts of the country
Search and rescue crews are knocking on the doors of about 70 homes near the Tauranga-Taupo River, warning people to prepare for evacuation. Emergency services are also dealing with dozens of reports ...
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Cold southerly flow expected this week
On Saturday, the cold southerly flow should spread northwards across central and northern New Zealand, with showers for ...
Tauranga hosts North Island Golden Gloves boxing tournament on King’s Birthday
The 41st North Island Golden Gloves will hit Tauranga this King’s Birthday weekend in what is being described as one of the ...
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North Island, New Zealand
As New Zealand’s wine industry has evolved, more regions have emerged. In addition to the North Island’s major wine regions detailed above is Waikato, bounded by Auckland on the north, Bay of Plenty ...
Thunderstorms hit the North Island
Thunderstorm Warning issued In Bay of Plenty/Rotorua on a line of severe thunderstorms lying from PYES PA to NGONGOTAHA to GUTHRIE. This line of severe thunderstorms is moving towards the ...