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Napier's 'Design Spun', spinning mill is closing, as well as its dye house - with 26 jobs going

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Five military-style semi-automatic weapons have been found stored in children's bedrooms - in a Napier home
	8 Jul: Five military-style semi-automatic weapons have been found stored in children's bedrooms - in a Napier home... more

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a baby found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach House
	6 Jul: A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a baby found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach House... more

A new 12.7 million dollar investment in two new CT scanners, is expected to improve diagnostic services across Palmerston North
	5 Jul: A new 12.7 million dollar investment in two new CT scanners, is expected to improve diagnostic services across Palmerston North... more

A pedestrian's died after being hit by a car near the Manawatu town of Feilding
	4 Jul: A pedestrian's died after being hit by a car near the Manawatu town of Feilding... more

Police have charged 12 more people - over a large dangerous boy racer meet in Levin, over King's Birthday weekend
	2 Jul: Police have charged 12 more people - over a large dangerous boy racer meet in Levin, over King's Birthday weekend... more

A scene guard's at a Foxton Beach home where a six-month-old baby was found critically injured on Sunday morning
	1 Jul: A scene guard's at a Foxton Beach home where a six-month-old baby was found critically injured on Sunday morning... more

A person has died in a serious single vehicle crash in Central Hawkes Bay's Waipukurau
	29 Jun: A person has died in a serious single vehicle crash in Central Hawkes Bay's Waipukurau... more

A 27-year-old woman's charged with unlawfully taking a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a courier van on Napier's Station Street this morning
	27 Jun: A 27-year-old woman's charged with unlawfully taking a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a courier van on Napier's Station Street this morning... more

Hastings' water-park Splash Planet is going to test itself as just a park after suffering financially last summer
	27 Jun: Hastings' water-park Splash Planet is going to test itself as just a park after suffering financially last summer... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

22 Jul: A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car on State Highway 1 at Manakau, between Otaki and Levin - in the lower North Island ++++++++++++++++

05 Aug: Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals +++++++++++++

18 Jul: A Hastings woman's been sentenced to more than four years in prison, for hitting and killing a girl cycling to a dairy in January +++++++++++

02 Aug: People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton ++++++++++

01 Aug: Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries +++++++++

23 Jul: More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu +++++++++

09 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson ++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

13 Aug: Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)

13 Aug: ‘that was a rocker’: quake rattles lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

12 Aug: Lower hutt road repens after large slip (RadioNZ)

8 Aug: Electorate boundary changes for bay of plenty, christchurch, and lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (RadioNZ)

4 Aug: North shore hospital has entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there (RadioNZ)

10 Jul: Ngati tukorehe to fly more flags after 'racist attack' on its whenua (Stuff.co.nz)

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Top Stories

RUGBY
Scott Robertson is sharing the lessons learned from last year's Rugby Championship as he begins his second in charge of the All Blacks in this morning's clash against Argentina in Cordoba More...

BUSINESS
Kiwis could be unknowingly investing in weapons, through their Kiwisaver providers More...

Today's News

Rugby League:
The Warriors women have suffered a 20-to-16 NRLW loss to the Canberra Raiders in Hamilton, despite only having 11 players for most of the contest 7:17

International:
Rice nearly sank US tariff talks until Japan finally agreed to take more American grain 7:07

Rugby:
Scott Robertson is sharing the lessons learned from last year's Rugby Championship as he begins his second in charge of the All Blacks in this morning's clash against Argentina in Cordoba 5:47

Law and Order:
Corrections is carrying out a review after eleven inmates at Spring Hill Prison rioted and started fires in the exercise yard - prompting a lockdown 5:27

Living & Travel:
An air traffic control "technical fault" has caused disruptions to air sector services tonight, closing Oceania airspace and forcing trans-Tasman flights to circle off the New Zealand coast 21:56

Cricket:
Australian cricket legends pay tribute to Bob Simpson as a "giant" of the game 21:26

Environment:
Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks 21:16

Netball:
The second-tier status of netball's ANZ Premiership ... compared to Australian Super Netball ... has been alluded to by former Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills 18:57

Rugby:
A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport 18:57

Rugby:
All Blacks second five Jordie Barrett believes Billy Proctor is ready to take the mantle as the preferred centre 18:37

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