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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Another youth is facing charges following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year
     26 September 2025
    Another youth is facing charges following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year
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    The Silver Ferns have won netball's Taini Jamison Trophy, beating South Africa 70-58 in the second match of the three-test series at Napier to take an unassailable 2-nil lead
    25 Sep 2025: The Silver Ferns have won netball's Taini Jamison Trophy, beating South Africa 70-58 in the second match of the three-test series at Napier to take an unassailable 2-nil lead... more
    A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier
    24 Sep 2025: A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier... more
    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

     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 +++++++++
     23 Jan: A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral ++++++++
     02 Feb: Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun ++++++++

     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)
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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
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    Law and Order:
    A Christchurch Catholic boys' school says it's committed to addressing concerns about historic sexual abuse by former staff appropriately 6:27

    Entertainment:
    Kerry Katona is thinking of moving to Dubai 21:57

    Accident and Emergency:
    Five fire crews are battling a house fire on Whangarei's on Morningside Road 21:57

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