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Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide

13 November 2025

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide

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Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month
	13 Nov: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month... more

Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers
	7 Nov: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers... more

Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa
	5 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa... more

A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious
	31 Oct: A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious... more

A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water
	31 Oct: A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water... more

Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North
	30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North... more

Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property
	26 Oct: Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property... more

Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu
	22 Oct: Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu... more

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

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon ++++++++++++++

16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of 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 +++++++++++++

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 +++++++++++

26 Oct: Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property +++++++++++

21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today ++++++++++

30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North ++++++++++

Lower North Island NewsLinks

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)

29 Sep: Patients get blood retested after unexpected lab results (RadioNZ)

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