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

22 November 2025

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

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	20 Nov 2025: 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... more

A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail
	19 Nov 2025: A Masterton man's been arrested for attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine through the mail... more

Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
	19 Nov 2025: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday... more

Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday
	18 Nov 2025: Post-mortems are being carried out, following the house fire in Sanson on Saturday... more

Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
	17 Nov 2025: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson... more

Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died
	17 Nov 2025: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died... more

Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
	16 Nov 2025: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier... more

Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month
	14 Nov 2025: Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month... more

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide
	13 Nov 2025: Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide... more

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