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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    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

     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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     Today's News

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    Entertainment:
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    General:
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    Law and Order:
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    Law and Order:
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