The Aussie came out on top in the 128.8 kilometre stage, with Kiwi Corbin Strong finishing ninth.

Welsford won yesterday's opening stage.

Tomorrow's third stage is 147.5 kilometers from Norwood to Uraidla.

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02 Feb: A motorcyclist has died following a serious crash in South Auckland's Otara last week

31 Jan: A motorcyclist has been critically injured in a crash on State Highway 3 at Ratana, near Whanganui

25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall

24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling

23 Jan: A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night

22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland

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