NZ Lower North Island News from NZCity

News | Lower North Island

26 Feb 2026 10:50

| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |

NZCity News

Home > News > National >		Lower North Island

Police have arrested a second person over a Flaxmere man's alleged murder in February last year

24 February 2026

Police have arrested a second person over a Flaxmere man's alleged murder in February last year

>> Read Article
>> Law and Order News

American golfer Austen Truslow beats 17-year-old Christchurch amateur Cooper Moore by three shots to claim NZ PGA Championship
	23 Feb: American golfer Austen Truslow has beaten 17-year-old Christchurch amateur Cooper Moore by three shots to claim the New Zealand PGA Championship at Paraparaumu... more

Fundraising's underway for a potentially lifesaving surgical robot in the Manawatu
	22 Feb: Fundraising's underway for a potentially lifesaving surgical robot in the Manawatu... more

Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night
	20 Feb: Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night... more

Police are appealing for information, as they investigate the death of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in the water in Napier
	20 Feb: Police are appealing for information, as they investigate the death of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in the water in Napier... more

St John is assessing 19 patients after a chemical incident in Horowhenua's Levin this evening
	19 Feb: St John is assessing 19 patients after a chemical incident in Horowhenua's Levin this evening... more

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

The Warriors are adamant their 33-18 pre-season loss to Manly in Napier won't have any bearing on their NRL prospects
	15 Feb: The Warriors are adamant their 33-18 pre-season loss to Manly in Napier won't have any bearing on their NRL prospects... more

Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others
	11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others... more

Police are asking for any footage related to a stabbing in Hastings about 3.30am on Saturday
	11 Feb: Police are asking for any footage related to a stabbing in Hastings about 3.30am on Saturday... more

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next >

Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++++++

09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide +++++++++++++

04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward +++++++++++

03 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings ++++++++++

10 Feb: One person is being flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition - after a house fire on a hillside between Eskdale and Bay View in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++

27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon ++++++++++

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

Lower North Island NewsLinks

20 Feb: Confusion over who is meant to deal with ongoing power cuts (RadioNZ)

18 Feb: Wellington and lower north island still without power days after weather bomb (RadioNZ)

17 Feb: Live weather: river breaches banks, floods close highways in canterbury (RadioNZ)

17 Feb: Live weather: floods close roads around banks peninsula as downpour moves south (RadioNZ)

16 Feb: Lower north island communities cut off by ‘unprecedented’ flooding (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: ‘we just couldn’t cope’: residents dig out drains after lower hutt suburb submerged by flooding (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: Winds gust to 240km/h on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)

16 Feb: Wind gusts measuring up to 240km/h recorded on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)

more Lower North Island newslinks >>

Top Stories

RUGBY
A new role and an appointment at New Zealand Rugby as part of their high performance overhaul More...

BUSINESS
Air New Zealand's feeling the squeeze of rising costs More...

Today's News

National:
How Peter Mandelson went from US ambassador to arrested over misconduct claims 10:37

Politics:
Australians urged to consider leaving Israel and Lebanon, as diplomats' families offered evacuation from Middle East 10:27

National:
How Russia is intercepting communications from European satellites 10:27

Law and Order:
The coach of a 25-year-old MMA fighter killed in an unprovoked attack, wants minimum sentences for similar coward punch attacks 10:27

Entertainment:
John Davidson has said he is "deeply mortified" after shouting a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards 10:21

International:
Standout moments from Donald Trump's State of the Union speech 10:17

National:
One Nation has been on the fringes of Australian politics for 30 years. Why is its popularity soaring now? 10:17

National:
There are more than 4.6 million food posts on TikTok alone. Why, then, do we still love cookbooks? 10:07

Soccer:
Italian football club Atalanta have staged a comeback to make the Champions League round-of-16 10:07

Entertainment:
Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents 9:51

News Search

© 2026 New Zealand City Ltd