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18 Dec 2025 3:56
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  •   Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    Canterbury have made two changes to their starting side for Saturday's South Island showdown with Otago to decide the NPC season

    Canterbury have made two changes to their starting side for Saturday's South Island showdown with Otago to decide the NPC season


    Hooker Brodie McAlister and lock Liam Jack are straight swaps for George Bell and Sam Darry - who are heading to Chicago with the All Blacks.

    Tahlor Cahill, Gus Brown and James White are the new faces on the bench.

    Otago have Josh Timu back at centre after he missed their semi final triumph over Bay of Plenty.

    Finn Hurley has overcome an injury scare to take his place on the bench.

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     17 Dec: More details about a young Otago man's hunting death on Stewart Island in July
     17 Dec: The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September
     16 Dec: Flooding has partially closed State Highway 1 in Southland's Gore
     16 Dec: A man's pleaded guilty to causing the hunting death of an Otago man on Stewart Island
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     Today's News

    Politics:
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    Law and Order:
    Two people are injured in Southland's Gore, with reports of a firearm being discharged 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Lili Reinhart has been diagnosed with endometriosis 21:50

    Entertainment:
    Taylor Swift leans on Stevie Nicks for life advice 21:20

    Christchurch:
    A crash involving a power pole's closed some southbound lanes on the Christchurch Southern Motorway 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Tate McRae relies on her alter-ego when she's on stage 20:50

    Entertainment:
    Pete Davidson can't wait to show his baby The Sopranos 20:20

    Entertainment:
    Charlotte Church "generally stinks" 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Sydney Sweeney suffers "terrible stage fright" 19:20

    Environment:
    A vegetation at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach is now 90 percent contained - and crews will return tomorrow to continue mopping up 18:57


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