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On person has died at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison after being found in their cell by staff

15 September 2025

On person has died at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison after being found in their cell by staff

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A Palmerston North boy racer has been sentenced to nine months home detention, for his involvement in the death of a teenage girl
	14 Sep 2025: A Palmerston North boy racer has been sentenced to nine months home detention, for his involvement in the death of a teenage girl... more

A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North
	14 Sep 2025: A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North... more

Emergency services have closed Hansens Line, in Palmerston North, due to a serious crash
	14 Sep 2025: Emergency services have closed Hansens Line, in Palmerston North, due to a serious crash... more

The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"
	13 Sep 2025: The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"... more

The Bay of Plenty Volcanix have won their local derby in the women's Farah Palmer Cup, thrashing the visiting Hawke's Bay Tui 62-17
	13 Sep 2025: The Bay of Plenty Volcanix have won their local derby in the women's Farah Palmer Cup, thrashing the visiting Hawke's Bay Tui 62-17... more

Another two youths have been charged with murder after the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year
	12 Sep 2025: Another two youths have been charged with murder after the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year... more

The Coroner will investigate a woman's death in Paraparaumu, after police said they were no longer treating it as suspicious
	12 Sep 2025: The Coroner will investigate a woman's death in Paraparaumu, after police said they were no longer treating it as suspicious... more

Emergency services are attending a two-vehicle crash just north of Palmerston North, and say there are reports of serious injuries
	11 Sep 2025: Emergency services are attending a two-vehicle crash just north of Palmerston North, and say there are reports of serious injuries... more

An investigation's been launched after the death of a woman in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, last night
	10 Sep 2025: An investigation's been launched after the death of a woman in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, last night... more

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