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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton
     2 August 2025
    People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton
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    Captain Brayden Iose will play his 50th game for Manawatu when he leads his side against North Harbour tonight
    1 Aug 2025: Captain Brayden Iose will play his 50th game for Manawatu when he leads his side against North Harbour tonight... more
    Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries
    1 Aug 2025: Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries... more
    A woman has been charged with threats of harm to people or property - after schools and Hastings hospital went into lockdown last Wednesday
    30 Jul 2025: A woman has been charged with threats of harm to people or property - after schools and Hastings hospital went into lockdown last Wednesday... more
    A lockdown's lifted at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with reports of a man seen in handcuffs
    23 Jul 2025: A lockdown's lifted at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with reports of a man seen in handcuffs... more
    Hawke's Bay Hospital has locked down - with armed police surrounding the building
    23 Jul 2025: Hawke's Bay Hospital has locked down - with armed police surrounding the building... more
    More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu
    23 Jul 2025: More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu... more
    A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car on State Highway 1 at Manakau, between Otaki and Levin - in the lower North Island
    22 Jul 2025: A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car on State Highway 1 at Manakau, between Otaki and Levin - in the lower North Island... more
    A Hastings woman's been sentenced to more than four years in prison, for hitting and killing a girl cycling to a dairy in January
    18 Jul 2025: A Hastings woman's been sentenced to more than four years in prison, for hitting and killing a girl cycling to a dairy in January... more
    Police are investigating after a cannabis cake was taken to a shared lunch at Hawke's Bay Hospital
    15 Jul 2025: Police are investigating after a cannabis cake was taken to a shared lunch at Hawke's Bay Hospital... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++
     09 Dec: Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for +++++++++++
     11 Dec: A Police watchdog report finds officers in Hawke's Bay unlawfully entered a house this year and used unjustified force to arrest a man breaching bail ++++++++++
     14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui +++++++++
     10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire +++++++++
     31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help ++++++++
     18 Dec: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Wed, 22 Oct 2025: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Claire Foy says juggling acting and motherhood is a "s*** show" 20:23

    Environment:
    Severe thunderstorms have been detected near Lake Waikaremoana, south-west of Gisborne 20:17

    Entertainment:
    JoJo Siwa has changed her name 19:53

    Entertainment:
    Pink has undergone neck surgery 19:23

    Health & Safety:
    Some Nestlé baby formula products are being recalled over toxin fears 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Este Haim has got married 18:53

    Motoring:
    Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Tommy Lee Jones' daughter has died, according to reports 18:23

    Soccer:
    A date has been set for Auckland FC's postponed away game against Sydney FC in the men's A-League 18:07

    Environment:
    Heatwave conditions likely to bring increase of flies and maggots 17:57

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