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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    A person has died in a single vehicle crash south of Flemington in the Hawke's Bay last night
     18 December 2025
    A person has died in a single vehicle crash south of Flemington in the Hawke's Bay last night
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    A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months jail for threatening a mass stabbing attack, distributing objectionable material and indecent communications
    17 Dec 2025: A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months jail for threatening a mass stabbing attack, distributing objectionable material and indecent communications... more
    Police have named the two people found dead after a house fire in Manawatu last week
    15 Dec 2025: Police have named the two people found dead after a house fire in Manawatu last week... more
    Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui
    14 Dec 2025: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui... more
    Hawkes Bay Police are urging the public to keep their homes and vehicles secure - with a spike in the number of diesel thefts in rural Hastings
    14 Dec 2025: Hawkes Bay Police are urging the public to keep their homes and vehicles secure - with a spike in the number of diesel thefts in rural Hastings... more
    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
    11 Dec 2025: 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... more
    Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire
    10 Dec 2025: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire... more
    Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for
    9 Dec 2025: Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for... more
    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 2025: 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 2025: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Wed, 22 Oct 2025: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    Accident and Emergency:
    State Highway 8 west of Tekapo has reopened after a serious four-car crash 22:17

    International:
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    Law and Order:
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    International:
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    International:
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    International:
    Bangladeshi Hindus on edge as Islamic extremists target minority community 19:37

    Motoring:
    All lanes on State Highway One in South Auckland's Takanini are open again after a truck, carrying a small house collided with an overbridge 18:57

    Living & Travel:
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    Cricket:
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    Rugby:
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