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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
     13 November 2025
    Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
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    Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month
    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... more
    Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers
    7 Nov: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers... more
    Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa
    5 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa... more
    A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious
    31 Oct: A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious... more
    A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water
    31 Oct: A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water... more
    Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North
    30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North... more
    Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property
    26 Oct: Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property... more
    Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu
    22 Oct: Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu... more
    One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today
    21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today... 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 +++++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      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)
      12 Oct: Wild weather as gusts top 130kph in wellington (Stuff.co.nz)
      3 Oct: Ubhome m10 robot lawn mower review: precise positioning for cheap? maybe (PC World)
      30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
      29 Sep: Patients get blood retested after unexpected lab results (RadioNZ)
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