Horowhenua residents urged to limit water usage after major rainfall
Consistent rainfall in the Lower North Island has put water treatment plants under stress.
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Weather: Regional council rules out opening Moutua floodgates
Rainfall of roughly 3mm to 5mm is expected each hour for the next few hours today.
Foxton couple named by police after Levin fatal crash
Karen and Frank Slobbe lived in Foxton Beach.
SH1 reopens after double fatality crash at Manakau, south of Levin
A two-vehicle crash occurred between Whakahoro Rd and Kuku East Rd about 5.35am.
Accused Dilworth abuser who died before trial previously jailed for sex offences
Man charged over Dilworth allegations had prior sexual abuse conviction.
Wellington teenager Ope O'Donnell missing for two weeks
16-year-old Parengaope (Ope) O'Donnell was last seen in the Hutt Valley area on 10 March.
Teenage girls bought lollipops after beating 90-year-old woman
Three teenage girls sentenced for the manslaughter of 90-year-old Grace Virtue.
Colleagues shaken after five Mitre 10 staff members assaulted
The incident has left the team shaken.
Levin amputee reunited with one pup
Matty Hart says his father has been reunited with one of his two stolen Rottweiler pups.
Earthquake rattles windows in Lower North Island
GeoNet reported the quake was magnitude 4.1, hitting 30km northwest of Levin.
Magnitude 4.2 quake felt in Wellington
A small earthquake was felt in the Lower North Island on Friday morning.
Pregnant mother loses baby; partner loses leg after crash
The woman and her partner were seriously injured in the crash on Tuesday afternoon.
Two seriously injured as crash blocks SH1 near Ōhau River Bridge, south of Levin
Emergency services on site and the serious crash unit on the way.
Crash closes SH1 south of Levin, two hurt
"There are no diversions, so motorists are asked to avoid travelling this route."
Christmas holidays: Record numbers expected for North Island holiday parks
"Because there's nowhere to go, we will get our usual Kiwis and we will get some extras."
Local Focus: Valuable ventifacts protected
Ventifacts unlock mysteries of past and future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Crowd rages at '$100k cash drop' that included fake money
Crowd angry in Aotea Square after 'fake money' included as part of $100k cash drop.
'Absolutely terrible': Video shows dog ejected from ute
'That's why dog harnesses and seat belts were invented'.
Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
Man accused of stealing taps from 20 businesses
The thefts have resulted in thousands of dollars worth of water damage.
Light shaking near Levin as 4.1 earthquake strikes
Quake recorded at a depth of 29km, at 8.44am.
'Pure evil in her eyes': Murder trial hears evidence from beyond the grave
Grace Virtue died of a brain injury weeks after being assaulted and robbed in her home.
Fast and Furious - rally sprints return to Whanganui
The final round in Levin is scheduled for the weekend after Whanganui.
Robberies and burglaries: Six arrested in Levin, firearms recovered
Everyone who was arrested is either a patched gang member or an associate.
S**** towns? No way - a charming road-trip through small-town New Zealand
Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.
More shaking: Magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Levin
It comes after a 4.7 magnitude quake struck late on Saturday night in the same region.
'Incredibly long shake': 5.2 quake strikes again near Levin
Offshore quake was 32km deep and centred 20km northwest of Levin.
Earthquake felt by thousands: Here's why it caused so little damage
More than 37,000 people across the length of New Zealand reported feeling the quake.
Police investigating Ōtaki killing want to speak to driver who picked up hitch-hiker
Police want to speak to a man who picked up a hitch-hiker near Ōtaki.
'Long and rolling' earthquake felt by more than 37,000
Train services in Wellington suspended in wake of big shake.