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Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight

14 January 2026

Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight

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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: The mayor of Horowhenua says a death and injuries by shooting at Waitarere Beach overnight, near Levin - are a massive shock to the community... more

Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground
	13 Jan: Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground... more

Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay
	12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay... more

One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier
	9 Jan: One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier... more

A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high
	9 Jan: A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high... more

More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa
	8 Jan: More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa... more

Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks
	7 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks... more

Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students
	7 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students... more

Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu
	6 Jan: Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu... more

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03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++++++++++++++

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students +++++++++++++++++++

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 +++++++++++

01 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash ++++++++++

02 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night ++++++++++

14 Jan: Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight +++++++++

31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help +++++++++

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