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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson
     20 October 2025
    Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson
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    The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final
    18 Oct 2025: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final... more
    A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon
    18 Oct 2025: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon... more
    The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North
    17 Oct 2025: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North... more
    Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North
    16 Oct 2025: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North... more
    A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach
    15 Oct 2025: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach... more
    Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place
    13 Oct 2025: Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place... more
    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 Oct 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... more
    An eighth person has been arrested over a 15-year-old's stabbing death in Napier in May
    9 Oct 2025: 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 2025: An investigation's begun into the death of a baby girl in Wairarapa last Thursday... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      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)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Wed, 22 Oct 2025: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    International:
    Multiple explosions have rocked the Venezuelan capital Caracas 4:36

    International:
    Multiple explosions have been reported in Venezuela's capital Caracas  21:16

    Boxing:
    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wants his team to play smart in tonight's A-League contest against the Roar in Moreton Bay 18:56

    Basketball:
    The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL 18:36

    Business:
    The operators of patient portal Manage My Health are assuring users it systems are secure 18:06

    Rugby League:
    The Breakers have a simple New Year's resolution - bank wins in the back-end of the season and make the Australian NBL play-offs 17:26

    Cricket:
    The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder 16:56

    Tennis:
    A box-office doubles pairing has been thrust together at the ASB women's tennis Classic 16:36

    Soccer:
    Don't expect too many changes to the Wellington Phoenix starting line-up, despite being thumped 5-1 in their most recent outing 16:16

    International:
    AI chatbot Grok under fire over complaints it let users undress minors in photos on X 15:56

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