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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm

13 August 2025

Geonet reports it struck 29 kilometres deep, 20 kilometres south of the town.

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18 Aug: A call for witnesses - to a man being assaulted and robbed in Palmerston North by three men about 9.40 last Thursday night - on the corner of Linton and Church streets

18 Aug: A 26-year-old is due in court today following a house fire in Palmerston North yesterday

17 Aug: Three crews are battling a house fire on Palmerston North's Main Street

16 Aug: To provincial rugby ... on Gold Sport ..

16 Aug: The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime

11 Aug: Two people have been arrested during coordinated simultaneous drug and firearms busts in Manawatu and Auckland

09 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson

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