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    Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
     19 November 2025
    Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
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    Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday
    18 Nov 2025: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday... more
    Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
    17 Nov 2025: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson... more
    Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died
    17 Nov 2025: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died... more
    Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
    16 Nov 2025: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier... more
    Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month
    14 Nov 2025: Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month... more
    Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
    13 Nov 2025: Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide... more
    Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month
    13 Nov 2025: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month... more
    Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers
    7 Nov 2025: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers... more
    Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa
    5 Nov 2025: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa... 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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