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A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington

2 June 2025

A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington

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One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday
	1 Jun: One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday... more

A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments
	1 Jun: A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments... more

Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering
	1 Jun: Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering... more

A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly
	31 May: A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly... more

Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North
	31 May: Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North... more

Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin
	31 May: Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin... more

St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition
	31 May: St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition... more

Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police
	31 May: Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police... more

Hawke's Bay Police are urging the public to report unlawful use of dirt bikes following two serious incidents in the past month
	21 May: Hawke's Bay Police are urging the public to report unlawful use of dirt bikes following two serious incidents in the past month... more

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17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson +++++++++++++++++++++

18 Nov: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday ++++++++++++++++

19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday ++++++++++++++

20 Nov: New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier ++++++++++++++

22 Nov: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father ++++++++++++

17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died ++++++++++++

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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Politics:
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Rugby:
A pair of All Blacks have made the World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year 14:07

Living & Travel:
Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD 13:47

Entertainment:
Khloe Kardashian helped persuade Kim Kardashian that the 1969 moon landing "didn't happen" 13:38

Soccer:
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has explained benching Erling Haaland for their 2-nil Champions League football loss to Bayer Leverkusen 13:37

Accident and Emergency:
Two people have serious injuries after two trucks have crashed on Waikato's State Highway 2, near Maramarua 13:27

Entertainment:
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Law and Order:
Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders' 13:07

Soccer:
Manager Enzo Maresca is swatting away player comparisons for 18-year-old Estavao after Chelsea's 3-nil Champions League football win against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge 13:07

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