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More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

8 January 2026

More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

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Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks
	7 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks... more

Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students
	7 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students... more

Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu
	6 Jan: Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu... more

A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings
	5 Jan: A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings... more

A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings
	5 Jan: A man has serious injuries understood to have been stabbed with an eel spear, in suburban Hastings... more

MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend
	3 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend... more

An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night
	2 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night... more

State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash
	1 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash... more

A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island
	1 Jan: A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island... more

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31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++

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 +++++++++

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

31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help ++++++++

01 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash ++++++++

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 ++++++++

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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)

4 Dec: Thu, 4 Dec 2025: Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes lower north island (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Oct: Thu, 23 Oct 2025: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)

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