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An arrest warrant's been issued for a 44-year-old man Police believe is involved with a spree of church arson attacks in Masterton over the weekend

26 February 2025

An arrest warrant's been issued for a 44-year-old man Police believe is involved with a spree of church arson attacks in Masterton over the weekend

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One person is critically injured - and two others have minor injuries, after a single-vehicle crash between Palmerston North and Pahiatua
	25 Feb: One person is critically injured - and two others have minor injuries, after a single-vehicle crash between Palmerston North and Pahiatua... more

Police -- including the Armed Offenders Squad -- have cordoned off Mikimiki Road, north of Masterton, after spotting a vehicle of interest
	23 Feb: Police -- including the Armed Offenders Squad -- have cordoned off Mikimiki Road, north of Masterton, after spotting a vehicle of interest... more

The Hurricanes have pipped the Fijian Drua 38-34 in a Super Rugby Pacific thriller in Napier
	22 Feb: The Hurricanes have pipped the Fijian Drua 38-34 in a Super Rugby Pacific thriller in Napier... more

Investigations are underway after four suspicious church fires at Masterton overnight
	22 Feb: Investigations are underway after four suspicious church fires at Masterton overnight... more

Police are seeking information regarding the death of a man who was found on Hokio Beach, near Levin
	22 Feb: Police are seeking information regarding the death of a man who was found on Hokio Beach, near Levin... more

Five people have been injured, including two volunteer firefighters, when a portable home's verandah collapsed in rural Hawke's Bay
	20 Feb: Five people have been injured, including two volunteer firefighters, when a portable home's verandah collapsed in rural Hawke's Bay... more

Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice
	20 Feb: Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice... more

The police patrolling of a Napier gang funeral has come at a cost of more than 75-thousand dollars to the taxpayer
	19 Feb: The police patrolling of a Napier gang funeral has come at a cost of more than 75-thousand dollars to the taxpayer... more

A Hastings man's been charged with murder over the death of a 33-year-old man, allegedly after a violent assault
	18 Feb: A Hastings man's been charged with murder over the death of a 33-year-old man, allegedly after a violent assault... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

22 Jul: 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 ++++++++++++++++

05 Aug: Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals +++++++++++++

02 Aug: People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton ++++++++++

01 Aug: Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries +++++++++

23 Jul: More than 60 calves have been stolen from a roadside paddock on State Highway 2 near Dannevirke in Manawatu +++++++++

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 +++++++++

13 Aug: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm ++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

13 Aug: Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)

13 Aug: ‘that was a rocker’: quake rattles lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

12 Aug: Lower hutt road repens after large slip (RadioNZ)

8 Aug: Electorate boundary changes for bay of plenty, christchurch, and lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Aug: Scientists monitor cluster of earthquakes in lower north island (RadioNZ)

4 Aug: North shore hospital has entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there (RadioNZ)

10 Jul: Ngati tukorehe to fly more flags after 'racist attack' on its whenua (Stuff.co.nz)

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