Levin
Escalating gang conflict in Levin leaves locals fearful
Entrenched gang conflict, personal grudges and methamphetamine use have fuelled a spate of gang shootings in Levin.
Police under pressure as gunfire rocks quiet Levin
Entrenched gang conflict, personal grudges and methamphetamine use have fuelled a spate of gang shootings in Levin. Audio
Living in Levin - what's life like behind the headlines?
A Gang Conflict Warrant remains in place in Levin, giving police extra powers after a string of gang-related shootings. The Horowhenua town also played the unwitting host of a boy racer invasion over… Audio
Living in Levin - what's life like behind the headlines?
A Gang Conflict Warrant remains in place in Levin, giving police extra powers after a string of gang-related shootings. The Horowhenua town also played the unwitting host of a boy racer invasion over… Audio
Sirens, choppers, burnouts reported in Levin - again
Last year a gathering of more than 200 people and cars turned violent, with a crowd blocking the town's main street and projectiles thrown at police.
Levin crowd backs Winston Peters as he berates media, highlights policies
Levin residents who have heard from Winston Peters on the campaign trail are betting he will be back in the Beehive before long, and say they want to see him champion the issues others will not.
Levin residents evacuated as police respond to residential incident
Police are continuing to deal with an incident in Levin where residents of a street have been evacuated.
Levin's new SH57 safety barriers having opposite effect, locals say
New safety barriers alongside a state highway near the Horowhenua town of Levin are making residents feel anything but safe.
Levin clean-up: Worst-hit areas come under Building Act
The worst-hit area in Levin has been mapped out and designated under the Building Act in a bid to make the tornado recovery more efficient.
Woman dead after Waikato tree fall; 30-50 houses damaged in Horowhenua
A woman who was trapped under a tree in Cambridge earlier today has died at the hospital, police say. Audio
'Refreshed' in Levin, an update on the kick starter campaign
Back in 2019 Jesse spoke to the founder of a small social enterprise that creates and sells bags made from waste products in Levin. He caught up with founder David Brewerton. Audio
Offically Taitoko
The Horowhenua District Council has offically acknowleged the name of one of it's towns in official documents. Levin has been referred to as Taitoko/Levin. Audio
NZTA re-evaluating planned Ōtaki-Levin highway
The Transport Agency is re-evaluating a planned four lane highway aimed at making the road safer, and opening up the corridor between the two towns, north of Wellington. Audio
Town with no name
Just what should we call the town-otherwise-known-as Levin? Official records do not recognise the name Levin nor the Maori equivalent Taitoko. Audio
The NZ woman who fixes butterfly wings
Linda Archer wasn't going to let butterflies die because they'd broken their wings. So the Levin woman taught herself how to repair their wings, giving them a new lease on life. She talks to John… Video, Audio
Fiery crash in Levin overnight leaves 3 dead
Three people were killed when a car crashed into a stationary truck and trailer in Levin and was engulfed in flames, police say.
Abuse in state care led to a life of violence
Albie Epere says he was stomped on and bashed the moment he arrived at a state-run boys home near Levin in 1981, which lead him into a life of violence. Video, Audio
School bus crashes near Levin
A school bus driver is in hospital after his bus, carrying 12 children, went over a bank in Horowhenua.
New mayor won't enter council building
The incumbent mayor of Horowhenua Michael Feyen says Council building isn't safe despite a report giving it a clean bill of health. Audio
A third college has closed its door after measles confirmed
A third secondary school has closed its doors and asked that all students check they are immunised after a student has been diagnosed with measles. Audio
