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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries
     1 August 2025
    Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries
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    A woman has been charged with threats of harm to people or property - after schools and Hastings hospital went into lockdown last Wednesday
    30 Jul 2025: A woman has been charged with threats of harm to people or property - after schools and Hastings hospital went into lockdown last Wednesday... more
    A lockdown's lifted at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with reports of a man seen in handcuffs
    23 Jul 2025: A lockdown's lifted at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with reports of a man seen in handcuffs... more
    Hawke's Bay Hospital has locked down - with armed police surrounding the building
    23 Jul 2025: Hawke's Bay Hospital has locked down - with armed police surrounding the building... more
    More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu
    23 Jul 2025: More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu... more
    A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car on State Highway 1 at Manakau, between Otaki and Levin - in the lower North Island
    22 Jul 2025: A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car on State Highway 1 at Manakau, between Otaki and Levin - in the lower North Island... more
    A Hastings woman's been sentenced to more than four years in prison, for hitting and killing a girl cycling to a dairy in January
    18 Jul 2025: A Hastings woman's been sentenced to more than four years in prison, for hitting and killing a girl cycling to a dairy in January... more
    Police are investigating after a cannabis cake was taken to a shared lunch at Hawke's Bay Hospital
    15 Jul 2025: Police are investigating after a cannabis cake was taken to a shared lunch at Hawke's Bay Hospital... more
    One person has died in a crash south of Palmerston North
    15 Jul 2025: One person has died in a crash south of Palmerston North... more
    State Highway 56 in Manawatu-Whanganui is closed at Tiakitahuna - after a crash at about 7:30 this evening
    14 Jul 2025: State Highway 56 in Manawatu-Whanganui is closed at Tiakitahuna - after a crash at about 7:30 this evening... 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 ++++++++++++++
     07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students +++++++++++++
     03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++
     01 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash +++++++++
     02 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night +++++++++
     31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help +++++++++
     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
      13 Jan: Project manager ‘on the mend’ after being stabbed by stingray (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Jan: Hundreds in lower north island remain without power following strong winds (RadioNZ)
      10 Jan: The 10 best pc monitors at ces 2026 (PC World)
      9 Jan: Deep 5.4 earthquake in taranaki jolts lower north island (RadioNZ)
      8 Jan: Water supplies coming to marton amid 'smell and taste issues' (RadioNZ)
      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)
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