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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake
     3 February 2026
    Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake
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    Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun
    2 Feb: Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun... more
    Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on
    2 Feb: Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on... more
    A man's in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital after he was assaulted outside a night club in Napier early this morning
    1 Feb: A man's in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital after he was assaulted outside a night club in Napier early this morning... more
    A notorious mass murderer has been denied parole for the 17th time
    29 Jan: A notorious mass murderer has been denied parole for the 17th time... more
    Police have arrested a suspect - weeks after a Palmerston North man was shot and seriously injured on Highbury's Marriner Street - on January 12
    28 Jan: Police have arrested a suspect - weeks after a Palmerston North man was shot and seriously injured on Highbury's Marriner Street - on January 12... more
    Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington
    28 Jan: Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington... more
    Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon
    27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon... more
    A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral
    23 Jan: A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral... more
    Eighteen people have been arrested after a targeted operation focused on burglary, firearms offending and drug activity in the Feilding area
    23 Jan: Eighteen people have been arrested after a targeted operation focused on burglary, firearms offending and drug activity in the Feilding area... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide +++++++++++
     04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward ++++++++++
     03 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings ++++++++++
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon +++++++++
     23 Jan: A high police presence will be visible in Masterton today for a gang-related funeral ++++++++
     15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      18 Feb: Wellington and lower north island still without power days after weather bomb (RadioNZ)
      17 Feb: Live weather: river breaches banks, floods close highways in canterbury (RadioNZ)
      17 Feb: Live weather: floods close roads around banks peninsula as downpour moves south (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Lower north island communities cut off by ‘unprecedented’ flooding (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: ‘we just couldn’t cope’: residents dig out drains after lower hutt suburb submerged by flooding (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Winds gust to 240km/h on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Wind gusts measuring up to 240km/h recorded on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Power outages: what to do - and what not to do - when the electricity goes out (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    A man has been fined 14-thousand dollars and sentenced to 180-hours community service for running an unlawful security company 17:27

    Business:
    Confidence green pastures lie ahead for Fonterra, as the sale of brands like Anchor and Mainland nears completion 17:07

    Skiing:
    An avalanche in Northern California was the worst in the US for 40 years. Here's how it unfolded 17:07

    Soccer:
    A hammer blow to the Wellington Phoenix's hopes of finally beating Auckland FC in an A-League derby 16:57

    Law and Order:
    In her memoir, Gisèle Pelicot reveals the secret love behind France's most infamous rape trial 16:57

    Business:
    A Sky Sport Now subscription's about to become more costly 16:17

    National:
    Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela 16:07

    Law and Order:
    A Rotorua rest home will go to trial in October - over the death of a resident after a fire 15:27

    Law and Order:
    Christchurch Police have confirmed a gang-related altercation on Northcote's Hoani Street last night involved firearms 14:57

    Cricket:
    Former White Ferns batter Lauren Down has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket 14:57

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