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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower North Island articles  Lower North Island
    Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
     7 December 2025
    Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
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    Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui
    28 Nov 2025: Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui... more
    Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father
    22 Nov 2025: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father... more
    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
    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

     Most Popular Recent Lower North Island News
     11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others +++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide ++++++++++++
     04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward +++++++++++
     03 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings ++++++++++
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon ++++++++++
     15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now +++++++++
     02 Feb: Napier Police have stood cordons down on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa, after a person was allegedly seen with a gun ++++++++

     Lower North Island NewsLinks
      20 Feb: Confusion over who is meant to deal with ongoing power cuts (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: Wellington and lower north island still without power days after weather bomb (RadioNZ)
      17 Feb: Live weather: river breaches banks, floods close highways in canterbury (RadioNZ)
      17 Feb: Live weather: floods close roads around banks peninsula as downpour moves south (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Lower north island communities cut off by ‘unprecedented’ flooding (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: ‘we just couldn’t cope’: residents dig out drains after lower hutt suburb submerged by flooding (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Winds gust to 240km/h on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Wind gusts measuring up to 240km/h recorded on lower north island's east coast (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Luke Combs has become a dad for a third time 18:21

    General:
    What worked for Milano Cortina may not work for Brisbane 2032, but this is the new Olympic norm 18:17

    Health & Safety:
    A baby that died during a nurse's hour-long break in the middle of the night, should have been checked 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Donald Trump thinks Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest was a "very sad thing" 17:51

    Business:
    People appear to have regained confidence it's okay to shop 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Hailey Bieber's 2022 health scare prompted her to create Rhode 17:21

    Business:
    Wallets appear to opening again - across the country 16:57

    Entertainment:
    Hilary Duff found her return to the music industry to be "scary" 16:51

    Motoring:
    Northbound lanes have reopened at Orewa - after a three-vehicle crash and diesel spill on State Highway One, this afternoon - in northern Auckland 16:47

    Law and Order:
    Auckland police have arrested a man they believe responsible for a string of indecent assaults - against high school students and teachers 16:17

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