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Police say a post-mortem will be carried out in the coming days after a body washed up at Mahia, near Wairoa

15 February 2026

A member of the public called police after making the discovery on Mahanga Beach about 1pm yesterday.

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15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now

15 Feb: The Wellington Phoenix women's side have missed an opportunity to return to the top of the A-League ladder, with a 2-1 home loss to Central Coast

15 Feb: The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton

15 Feb: The Wellington Phoenix trail the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at halftime of their women's A-League match in Porirua

15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season

15 Feb: Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Hamilton woman, while trying to enter her Fairfield home

15 Feb: A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa

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