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MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend

3 January 2026

MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend

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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

Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon
	27 Dec 2025: Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon... more

Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier
	22 Dec 2025: Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier... more

Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings
	18 Dec 2025: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings... 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 ++++++++++

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 +++++++++

02 Feb: Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun ++++++++

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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