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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier
     9 January 2026
    One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier
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    >> Accident and Emergency News 

    A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high
    9 Jan: A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high... more
    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa
    8 Jan: More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa... more
    Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks
    7 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks... more
    Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students
    7 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students... more
    Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu
    6 Jan: Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu... more
    A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings
    5 Jan: A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings... more
    A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings
    5 Jan: A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings... more
    MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend
    3 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend... more
    An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night
    2 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++++
     14 Jan: The mayor of Horowhenua says a death and injuries by shooting at Waitarere Beach overnight, near Levin - are a massive shock to the community ++++++++++++
     14 Jan: Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight ++++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++
     13 Jan: Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground +++++++++
     07 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks ++++++++
     12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.4 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      4 Feb: Shallow 4.2 earthquake rattles lower north island (RadioNZ)
      27 Jan: ‘significant jolt’: magnitude 4.5 quake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Jan: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      16 Jan: Hospitals in the lower north island hit with another major technology outage (Stuff.co.nz)
      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)
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