NZ Lower North Island News from NZCity

News | Lower North Island

20 Feb 2026 10:09

NZCity News

Make Home

Home > News > National >		Lower North Island

Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night

20 February 2026

Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night

>> Read Article
>> Accident and Emergency News

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

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
	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... more

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
	9 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... more

One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night
	9 Feb: One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night... 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 ++++++++++

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 ++++++++

23 Jan: A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral ++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

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)

16 Feb: Power outages: what to do - and what not to do - when the electricity goes out (RadioNZ)

more Lower North Island newslinks >>

Top Stories

RUGBY
A Sky Sport Now subscription's about to become more costly More...

BUSINESS
An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working More...

Today's News

Law and Order:
What we know about ex-prince Andrew's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office 9:27

Law and Order:
A man's been arrested in Hamilton, allegedly stealing tools worth more than 44-thousand dollars 9:27

National:
More women are professors, but gender gaps continue to plague NZ universities 8:27

Law and Order:
Three men will appear in court today, following a gang-related altercation in Christchurch's Northcote 8:17

Education:
Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970 8:17

Business:
An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working 8:17

Cricket:
Giddy heights for Zimbabwe at cricket's T20 World Cup 8:07

Education:
The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself 8:07

Accident and Emergency:
Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night 8:07

Golf:
Golfer Ryan Fox has birdied his first hole in the opening round of the latest PGA Tour event at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles 7:57

News Search

Power Search