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Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu

6 January 2026

Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu

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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

Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help
	31 Dec 2025: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help... more

Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years
	31 Dec 2025: Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years... more

State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning
	31 Dec 2025: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++++++

09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide +++++++++++++

04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward +++++++++++

03 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings ++++++++++

10 Feb: One person is being flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition - after a house fire on a hillside between Eskdale and Bay View in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++

27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon ++++++++++

15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now ++++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

20 Feb: Confusion over who is meant to deal with ongoing power cuts (RadioNZ)

18 Feb: Wellington and lower north island still without power days after weather bomb (RadioNZ)

17 Feb: Live weather: river breaches banks, floods close highways in canterbury (RadioNZ)

17 Feb: Live weather: floods close roads around banks peninsula as downpour moves south (RadioNZ)

16 Feb: Lower north island communities cut off by ‘unprecedented’ flooding (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: ‘we just couldn’t cope’: residents dig out drains after lower hutt suburb submerged by flooding (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: Winds gust to 240km/h on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)

16 Feb: Wind gusts measuring up to 240km/h recorded on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)

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Today's News

Business:
Child poverty rates have stayed the same for the year to June 2025 12:27

Entertainment:
Martin Lawrence's daughter has revealed the name of the baby she is expecting with Eddie Murphy's son 12:21

Motoring:
IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin is revved up for a new season after a mistake-ridden 2025 12:17

Entertainment:
Jack Black has marked 20 years of marriage to Tanya Haden by sharing photographs and memories from their two decades together 11:51

Entertainment:
David Bowie's daughter has described being forcibly removed from her family home as a teenager and sent to a treatment centre 11:21

International:
Iceland to hold referendum on joining EU a decade after abandoning membership talks 11:17

Living & Travel:
TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics 11:17

Accident and Emergency:
Eight people have been taken to hospital after a crash in central Hawke's Bay this morning 11:07

Basketball:
Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell is trying to progress Parker Jackson-Cartwright's basketball ambitions 10:57

Entertainment:
Thierry Mabonga has defended John Davidson after the campaigner's use of the N-word during the BAFTAs 10:51

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