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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa
     8 January 2026
    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa
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    >> Law and Order News 

    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
    A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings
    5 Jan: A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings... more
    A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings
    5 Jan: A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings... more
    MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend
    3 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend... more
    An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night
    2 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night... more
    State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash
    1 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash... more
    A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island
    1 Jan: A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help +++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      16 Jan: Hospitals in the lower north island hit with another major technology outage (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Jan: Project manager ‘on the mend’ after being stabbed by stingray (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Jan: Hundreds in lower north island remain without power following strong winds (RadioNZ)
      10 Jan: The 10 best pc monitors at ces 2026 (PC World)
      9 Jan: Deep 5.4 earthquake in taranaki jolts lower north island (RadioNZ)
      8 Jan: Water supplies coming to marton amid 'smell and taste issues' (RadioNZ)
      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)
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