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Police -- including the Armed Offenders Squad -- have cordoned off Mikimiki Road, north of Masterton, after spotting a vehicle of interest

23 February 2025

Police -- including the Armed Offenders Squad -- have cordoned off Mikimiki Road, north of Masterton, after spotting a vehicle of interest

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The Hurricanes have pipped the Fijian Drua 38-34 in a Super Rugby Pacific thriller in Napier
	22 Feb: The Hurricanes have pipped the Fijian Drua 38-34 in a Super Rugby Pacific thriller in Napier... more

Investigations are underway after four suspicious church fires at Masterton overnight
	22 Feb: Investigations are underway after four suspicious church fires at Masterton overnight... more

Police are seeking information regarding the death of a man who was found on Hokio Beach, near Levin
	22 Feb: Police are seeking information regarding the death of a man who was found on Hokio Beach, near Levin... more

Five people have been injured, including two volunteer firefighters, when a portable home's verandah collapsed in rural Hawke's Bay
	20 Feb: Five people have been injured, including two volunteer firefighters, when a portable home's verandah collapsed in rural Hawke's Bay... more

Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice
	20 Feb: Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice... more

The police patrolling of a Napier gang funeral has come at a cost of more than 75-thousand dollars to the taxpayer
	19 Feb: The police patrolling of a Napier gang funeral has come at a cost of more than 75-thousand dollars to the taxpayer... more

A Hastings man's been charged with murder over the death of a 33-year-old man, allegedly after a violent assault
	18 Feb: A Hastings man's been charged with murder over the death of a 33-year-old man, allegedly after a violent assault... more

A Palmerston North man has been sentenced to more than a year's home detention for beating two puppies with a fence baton, breaking multiple bones
	17 Feb: A Palmerston North man has been sentenced to more than a year's home detention for beating two puppies with a fence baton, breaking multiple bones... more

A homicide investigation is under way into a man's death in Hastings
	17 Feb: A homicide investigation is under way into a man's death in Hastings... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

22 Jul: 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 ++++++++++++++++

05 Aug: Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals +++++++++++++

18 Jul: 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 +++++++++++

02 Aug: People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton ++++++++++

01 Aug: Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries +++++++++

23 Jul: More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu +++++++++

09 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson ++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

13 Aug: Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)

13 Aug: ‘that was a rocker’: quake rattles lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

12 Aug: Lower hutt road repens after large slip (RadioNZ)

8 Aug: Electorate boundary changes for bay of plenty, christchurch, and lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (RadioNZ)

4 Aug: North shore hospital has entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there (RadioNZ)

10 Jul: Ngati tukorehe to fly more flags after 'racist attack' on its whenua (Stuff.co.nz)

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Top Stories

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Scott Robertson is sharing the lessons learned from last year's Rugby Championship as he begins his second in charge of the All Blacks in this morning's clash against Argentina in Cordoba More...

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Today's News

Rugby League:
The Warriors women have suffered a 20-to-16 NRLW loss to the Canberra Raiders in Hamilton, despite only having 11 players for most of the contest 7:17

International:
Rice nearly sank US tariff talks until Japan finally agreed to take more American grain 7:07

Rugby:
Scott Robertson is sharing the lessons learned from last year's Rugby Championship as he begins his second in charge of the All Blacks in this morning's clash against Argentina in Cordoba 5:47

Law and Order:
Corrections is carrying out a review after eleven inmates at Spring Hill Prison rioted and started fires in the exercise yard - prompting a lockdown 5:27

Living & Travel:
An air traffic control "technical fault" has caused disruptions to air sector services tonight, closing Oceania airspace and forcing trans-Tasman flights to circle off the New Zealand coast 21:56

Cricket:
Australian cricket legends pay tribute to Bob Simpson as a "giant" of the game 21:26

Environment:
Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks 21:16

Netball:
The second-tier status of netball's ANZ Premiership ... compared to Australian Super Netball ... has been alluded to by former Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills 18:57

Rugby:
A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport 18:57

Rugby:
All Blacks second five Jordie Barrett believes Billy Proctor is ready to take the mantle as the preferred centre 18:37

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