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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu
     22 October 2025
    Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu
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    One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today
    21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today... more
    Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson
    20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson... more
    The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final
    18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final... more
    A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon
    18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon... more
    The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North
    17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North... more
    Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North
    16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North... more
    A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach
    15 Oct: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach... more
    Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place
    13 Oct: Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place... more
    Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier
    11 Oct: Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     09 Dec: Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that ripped through home in Manawatu's Foxton Beach this morning, but two people remain unaccounted for ++++++++++
     11 Dec: A Police watchdog report finds officers in Hawke's Bay unlawfully entered a house this year and used unjustified force to arrest a man breaching bail +++++++++
     07 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier ++++++++
     14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui ++++++++
     28 Nov: Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui ++++++++
     07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings +++++++
     10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire +++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      4 Dec: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
      21 Oct: In pictures: strong winds, heavy rain lashes wellington and south island (RadioNZ)
      21 Oct: Live: man killed by falling tree as storm hits wellington, winds and rain in the south (RadioNZ)
      12 Oct: Wild weather as gusts top 130kph in wellington (Stuff.co.nz)
      3 Oct: Ubhome m10 robot lawn mower review: precise positioning for cheap? maybe (PC World)
      30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
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     Today's News

    International:
    Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley release Christmas messages in wake of Bondi attack 22:17

    Politics:
    Helping to vote through a new India trade deal could be in Labour's best interests in an election year 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Rebel Wilson finds being a working mom "really, really tricky" 21:50

    Entertainment:
    Nicole Scherzinger wants to lounge around like "a potato" over the festive period 21:20

    Accident and Emergency:
    A section of State Highway 50 - near the fire in Hasting's Fernhill - will remain closed overnight 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Amanda Seyfried hopes her 40s will be "healthier" 20:50

    Entertainment:
    Kerry Katona and her boyfriend are planning to donate toys over the festive season 20:20

    Entertainment:
    Ray Romano is returning for a second Everybody Loves Raymond reunion special 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Kelsey Grammer is still hopeful Frasier will return 19:20

    Law and Order:
    Suzuki's announced a voluntary safety recall for its VIN range 2025 FRONX Hybrid car - which was found to have a potentially life-threatening rear seatbelt fault 18:57

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