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Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father

22 November 2025

Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father

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New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier
	20 Nov: New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier... more

A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail
	19 Nov: A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail... more

Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
	19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday... more

Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday
	18 Nov: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday... more

Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
	17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson... more

Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died
	17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died... more

Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
	16 Nov: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier... more

Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month
	14 Nov: Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month... more

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
	13 Nov: Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide... more

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17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson +++++++++++++++++

18 Nov: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday ++++++++++++

20 Nov: New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier ++++++++++++

17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died +++++++++++

26 Oct: Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property +++++++++++

30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North +++++++++++

19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday ++++++++++

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