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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime
     16 August 2025
    The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime
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    A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm
    13 Aug 2025: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm... more
    Two people have been arrested during coordinated simultaneous drug and firearms busts in Manawatu and Auckland
    11 Aug 2025: Two people have been arrested during coordinated simultaneous drug and firearms busts in Manawatu and Auckland... more
    Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson
    9 Aug 2025: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson... more
    A man's been arrested after a baby was critically injured in Wairarapa last month
    7 Aug 2025: A man's been arrested after a baby was critically injured in Wairarapa last month... more
    Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals
    5 Aug 2025: Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals... more
    A coroner's found burnouts and vandalism at a Hastings intersection, contributed to the death of a Canadian tourist
    5 Aug 2025: A coroner's found burnouts and vandalism at a Hastings intersection, contributed to the death of a Canadian tourist... more
    People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton
    2 Aug 2025: People are being asked to continue avoiding the intersection of Herrington Street and Lady's Mile, in Foxton... more
    Captain Brayden Iose will play his 50th game for Manawatu when he leads his side against North Harbour tonight
    1 Aug 2025: Captain Brayden Iose will play his 50th game for Manawatu when he leads his side against North Harbour tonight... more
    Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries
    1 Aug 2025: Police are investigating how a three-month-old from Masterton sustained what they believe to be non-accidental injuries... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++
     14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui +++++++++
     10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire +++++++++
     31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help ++++++++
     18 Dec: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Oct: Wed, 22 Oct 2025: Helicopters halted as gales create problems for firefighters in lower north island (RadioNZ)
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