New Zealand national news stories for north on Thursday 08/02/2007

Council Relieved Far North Escaped Worse Damage In Storm
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 09:32:19 2007
The country's two northern-most communities, Te Hapua and Waitiki Landing, remain isolated after flood waters took out a bridge on State Highway one just north of Te Kao.

Hundreds Of Homes Without Power In Far North
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 05:39:20 2007
Hundreds of homes in the Far North are without power after a series of lightning strikes.

Around 500 thought to be stranded in Northland
TV3
Wed Feb 7 05:18:28 2007
It is thought around 500 locals and visitors are stranded at the top of the North Island, after heav ...

Heavy rain causes swollen rivers in Northland
TV3
Wed Feb 7 02:10:44 2007
Motorists north of Te Kao have been cut off from the rest of the country as heavy rain lashes Northl ...

Police name dead diver off Omaha
New Zealand Herald
Tue Feb 6 23:45:00 2007
Police have named the diver whose body washed up on Omaha Beach, near Warkworth, yesterday morning.Ngaku Rangi Te Huia, 34, of Ohakune, in the central North Island, went missing during bad weather on Sunday afternoon.He went...

Flooding causes havoc near Raglan, closes SH1 bridge in Far North
New Zealand Herald
Tue Feb 6 21:55:00 2007
Farmers are looking for lost livestock and gathering up dead carcasses this morning after "the worst flooding for 15 years" affected areas around Waitetuna River, near Raglan.Large slips early this morning blocked parts of SH23,...

Do you have video of the Northland flooding?
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
Do you have video of the Far North flooding?

Heavy rain isolates Far North
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
The Far North has been cut off from the rest of New Zealand after heavy rain and flooding damaged road access