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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday
     1 June 2025
    One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday
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    A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments
    1 Jun 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: A man's been arrested after participants were pelted with glass bottles during last month's Hawke's Bay cycling race... 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 ++++++++++++++
     14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui ++++++++++
     01 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash +++++++++
     02 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night +++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     22 Dec: Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier ++++++++

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      9 Jan: Deep 5.4 earthquake in taranaki jolts lower north island (RadioNZ)
      8 Jan: Water supplies coming to marton amid 'smell and taste issues' (RadioNZ)
      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)
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