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Post-mortems are being carried out, following a fatal blaze in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday - that claimed the lives of three young children and a man

18 November 2025

Post-mortems are being carried out, following a fatal blaze in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday - that claimed the lives of three young children and a man

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Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
	17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson... more

Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died
	17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died... more

Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
	16 Nov: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier... more

Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month
	14 Nov: Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month... more

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
	13 Nov: Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide... more

Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month
	13 Nov: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month... more

Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers
	7 Nov: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers... more

Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa
	5 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa... more

A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious
	31 Oct: A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious... more

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20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson ++++++++++

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05 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa ++++++++

13 Nov: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month ++++++++

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