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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier
     24 September 2025
    A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier
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    Two youths have pleaded not guilty to murder following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year
    19 Sep 2025: Two youths have pleaded not guilty to murder following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year... more
    Emergency services are attending a two vehicle crash near Dannevirke in the Manawatu
    18 Sep 2025: Emergency services are attending a two vehicle crash near Dannevirke in the Manawatu... more
    Firefighters are battling a house fire near the rural village Tutira near Napier this morning
    18 Sep 2025: Firefighters are battling a house fire near the rural village Tutira near Napier this morning... more
    Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash in Newbury near Palmerston North
    15 Sep 2025: Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash in Newbury near Palmerston North... more
    On person has died at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison after being found in their cell by staff
    15 Sep 2025: On person has died at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison after being found in their cell by staff... more
    A Palmerston North boy racer has been sentenced to nine months home detention, for his involvement in the death of a teenage girl
    14 Sep 2025: A Palmerston North boy racer has been sentenced to nine months home detention, for his involvement in the death of a teenage girl... more
    A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North
    14 Sep 2025: A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North... more
    Emergency services have closed Hansens Line, in Palmerston North, due to a serious crash
    14 Sep 2025: Emergency services have closed Hansens Line, in Palmerston North, due to a serious crash... more
    The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"
    13 Sep 2025: The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     14 Jan: The mayor of Horowhenua says a death and injuries by shooting at Waitarere Beach overnight, near Levin - are a massive shock to the community ++++++++++++
     14 Jan: Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight ++++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon +++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.4 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.2 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      27 Jan: ‘significant jolt’: magnitude 4.5 quake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Jan: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      16 Jan: Hospitals in the lower north island hit with another major technology outage (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Jan: Project manager ‘on the mend’ after being stabbed by stingray (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Jan: Hundreds in lower north island remain without power following strong winds (RadioNZ)
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