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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon
     18 October 2025
    A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon
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    The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North
    17 Oct 2025: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North... more
    Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North
    16 Oct 2025: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North... more
    A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach
    15 Oct 2025: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach... more
    Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place
    13 Oct 2025: Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place... more
    Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier
    11 Oct 2025: Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier... more
    An eighth person has been arrested over a 15-year-old's stabbing death in Napier in May
    9 Oct 2025: An eighth person has been arrested over a 15-year-old's stabbing death in Napier in May... more
    An investigation's begun into the death of a baby girl in Wairarapa last Thursday
    7 Oct 2025: An investigation's begun into the death of a baby girl in Wairarapa last Thursday... more
    Reece Walsh has conjured up a Clive Churchill medal for player-of-the-match in the NRL league grand final to break Brisbane's 19-year premiership drought with a 26-22 win over Melbourne
    6 Oct 2025: Reece Walsh has conjured up a Clive Churchill medal for player-of-the-match in the NRL league grand final to break Brisbane's 19-year premiership drought with a 26-22 win over Melbourne... more
    Police are investigating a sudden death in Masterton's Lansdowne, around 2pm
    2 Oct 2025: Police are investigating a sudden death in Masterton's Lansdowne, around 2pm... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     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 ++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++
     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: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      30 Dec: 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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    Environment:
    Surf lifeguards in eastern parts of the North Island have been kept busy with a five fold increase in rescues 8:16

    Soccer:
    Manager Pep Guardiola will be relying on a core group when Manchester City tackles Sunderland away in Premier League football from 9am 8:06

    International:
    Day in History, January 2: The Yorkshire Ripper’s reign of terror ended in a sudden confession 7:56

    Politics:
    Recreational drugs continuing to cause problems - particularly in our largest city 7:56

    Politics:
    Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is promising the Council takeover of AT's duties will improve lives 7:46

    Politics:
    Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city 7:36

    International:
    Russia says 20 killed in Ukrainian strike in occupied Kherson region 7:26

    Soccer:
    Four matches remain before the first half of the Premier League football season is over with 19 of the 38 rounds complete 7:26

    Law and Order:
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