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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Police have named the two people found dead after a house fire in Manawatu last week
     15 December 2025
    Police have named the two people found dead after a house fire in Manawatu last week
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    Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui
    14 Dec 2025: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui... more
    Hawkes Bay Police are urging the public to keep their homes and vehicles secure - with a spike in the number of diesel thefts in rural Hastings
    14 Dec 2025: Hawkes Bay Police are urging the public to keep their homes and vehicles secure - with a spike in the number of diesel thefts in rural Hastings... more
    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
    11 Dec 2025: 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... more
    Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire
    10 Dec 2025: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire... more
    Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for
    9 Dec 2025: Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for... more
    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
    7 Dec 2025: 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... more
    Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
    7 Dec 2025: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings... more
    Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui
    28 Nov 2025: Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui... more
    Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father
    22 Nov 2025: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     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 ++++++++++++
     14 Jan: Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight ++++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++
     13 Jan: Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground +++++++++
     12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay ++++++++
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon ++++++++
     09 Jan: A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.4 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.2 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      27 Jan: ‘significant jolt’: magnitude 4.5 quake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Jan: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
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      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)
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