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A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly

31 May 2025

A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly

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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

A man's been arrested after participants were pelted with glass bottles during last month's Hawke's Bay cycling race
	20 May: A man's been arrested after participants were pelted with glass bottles during last month's Hawke's Bay cycling race... more

A man's due in the Masterton District Court today in relation to the seven suspicious fires that occurred in the Wairarapa town earlier this year
	19 May: A man's due in the Masterton District Court today in relation to the seven suspicious fires that occurred in the Wairarapa town earlier this year... more

A person has died, after a single vehicle crash in the Hawke's Bay's Waipawa this morning
	18 May: A person has died, after a single vehicle crash in the Hawke's Bay's Waipawa this morning... more

The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier
	17 May: The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News

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 +++++++++

07 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier ++++++++

10 Dec: Police are maintaining an increased presence in Horowhenua's Foxton Beach after the deaths of two people in a house fire ++++++++

07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings ++++++++

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: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)

30 Dec: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)

29 Dec: Kiwi kai stops: giant eclairs, cream horns and meatballs worth making a pitstop for (Stuff.co.nz)

26 Dec: 'strong' quake shakes lower north island (RadioNZ)

26 Dec: ‘bit of a rattle’: magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes lower north island awake on boxing day (Stuff.co.nz)

4 Dec: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

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)

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Entertainment:
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Motoring:
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Cricket:
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