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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    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 October 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
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    An eighth person has been arrested over a 15-year-old's stabbing death in Napier in May
    9 Oct: 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: 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: 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: Police are investigating a sudden death in Masterton's Lansdowne, around 2pm... more
    A 29-year-old man is due in court after a daylight robbery in Palmerston North
    30 Sep: A 29-year-old man is due in court after a daylight robbery in Palmerston North... more
    A person's died following a housefire in Hastings
    29 Sep: A person's died following a housefire in Hastings... more
    Another youth is facing charges following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year
    26 Sep: Another youth is facing charges following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year... more
    The Silver Ferns have won netball's Taini Jamison Trophy, beating South Africa 70-58 in the second match of the three-test series at Napier to take an unassailable 2-nil lead
    25 Sep: The Silver Ferns have won netball's Taini Jamison Trophy, beating South Africa 70-58 in the second match of the three-test series at Napier to take an unassailable 2-nil lead... more
    A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier
    24 Sep: A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier... 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 ++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     18 Dec: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's 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: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      26 Dec: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
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    Rugby League:
    Luke Littler's celebrating a third straight year of making the quarterfinals at the world darts championships in London 13:07

    Environment:
    Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power 12:47

    Entertainment:
    Laura Dern has found it difficult to process the death of her mother Diane Ladd 12:38

    Cricket:
    The Victory have trounced the Phoenix 5-1 at home in men's A-League football, Wellington's fifth loss in seven matches 12:27

    Politics:
    Donald Trump calls for Hamas to disarm after meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu 12:17

    Entertainment:
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    Cricket:
    Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney 11:57

    Rugby League:
    Tor the world darts championships round-of-16 at London's Alexandra Palace on Sky Sport.. 11:57

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