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Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for

9 December 2025

Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for

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Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier
	7 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier... more

Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
	7 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings... more

Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui
	28 Nov: Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui... more

Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father
	22 Nov: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father... more

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
	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... more

A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail
	19 Nov: A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail... more

Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
	19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday... more

Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday
	18 Nov: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday... more

Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
	17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

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 +++++++++

07 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier ++++++++

10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire ++++++++

07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings ++++++++

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 +++++++

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26 Dec: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)

4 Dec: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Oct: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)

22 Oct: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)

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