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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night
     9 February 2026
    One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night
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    Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions
    8 Feb: Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions... more
    Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward
    4 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward... more
    Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings
    3 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings... more
    Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake
    3 Feb: Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake... more
    Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun
    2 Feb: Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun... more
    Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on
    2 Feb: Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on... more
    A man's in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital after he was assaulted outside a night club in Napier early this morning
    1 Feb: A man's in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital after he was assaulted outside a night club in Napier early this morning... more
    A notorious mass murderer has been denied parole for the 17th time
    29 Jan: A notorious mass murderer has been denied parole for the 17th time... more
    Police have arrested a suspect - weeks after a Palmerston North man was shot and seriously injured on Highbury's Marriner Street - on January 12
    28 Jan: Police have arrested a suspect - weeks after a Palmerston North man was shot and seriously injured on Highbury's Marriner Street - on January 12... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     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 +++++++++
     04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward ++++++++
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon ++++++++
     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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