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Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa

5 November 2025

Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa

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A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious
	31 Oct: A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious... more

A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water
	31 Oct: A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water... more

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

Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property
	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... more

Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu
	22 Oct: Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu... more

One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today
	21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today... more

Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson
	20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson... more

The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final
	18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final... more

A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon
	18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon... more

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18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon +++++++++++++

16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North +++++++++++++

17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North ++++++++++++

15 Oct: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach +++++++++++

18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final ++++++++++

11 Oct: Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier ++++++++++

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 ++++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

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

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

21 Oct: In pictures: strong winds, heavy rain lashes wellington and south island (RadioNZ)

21 Oct: Live: man killed by falling tree as storm hits wellington, winds and rain in the south (RadioNZ)

12 Oct: Wild weather as gusts top 130kph in wellington (Stuff.co.nz)

3 Oct: Ubhome m10 robot lawn mower review: precise positioning for cheap? maybe (PC World)

30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

29 Sep: Patients get blood retested after unexpected lab results (RadioNZ)

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