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MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend

3 January 2026

MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend

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An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night
	2 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night... more

State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash
	1 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash... more

A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island
	1 Jan: A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island... more

Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help
	31 Dec 2025: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help... more

Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years
	31 Dec 2025: Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years... more

State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning
	31 Dec 2025: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning... more

Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon
	27 Dec 2025: Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon... more

Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier
	22 Dec 2025: Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier... more

Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings
	18 Dec 2025: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++

09 Dec: Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for ++++++++++

11 Dec: A Police watchdog report finds officers in Hawke's Bay unlawfully entered a house this year and used unjustified force to arrest a man breaching bail ++++++++++

14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui +++++++++

07 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier +++++++++

10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire ++++++++

07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings ++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)

30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)

29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)

26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)

26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)

4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)

22 Oct: Wed, 22 Oct 2025: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)

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