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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    More court appearances today, over Friday night's large violent boy-racer gatherings in Levin and Palmerston North
     3 June 2025
    More court appearances today, over Friday night's large violent boy-racer gatherings in Levin and Palmerston North
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    A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington
    2 Jun: A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington... more
    One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday
    1 Jun: One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday... more
    A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments
    1 Jun: A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments... more
    Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering
    1 Jun: Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering... more
    A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly
    31 May: A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly... more
    Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North
    31 May: Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North... more
    Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin
    31 May: Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin... more
    St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition
    31 May: St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition... more
    Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police
    31 May: Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     18 Nov: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday +++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Nov: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father +++++++++++++++++
     19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday ++++++++++++++++
     20 Nov: New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier +++++++++++++++
     17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died +++++++++++++
     13 Nov: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month +++++++++++

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      22 Oct: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
      21 Oct: In pictures: strong winds, heavy rain lashes wellington and south island (RadioNZ)
      21 Oct: Live: man killed by falling tree as storm hits wellington, winds and rain in the south (RadioNZ)
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