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Otago have moved to fourth on the NPC ladder after a 33-19 victory over the winless Counties Manukau in Dunedin

24 August 2025

Otago have moved to fourth on the NPC ladder after a 33-19 victory over the winless Counties Manukau in Dunedin

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Two men have been arrested, while firearms, ammunition and drugs have been seized, following search warrants targeting illegal hunters in Southland
	22 Aug: Two men have been arrested, while firearms, ammunition and drugs have been seized, following search warrants targeting illegal hunters in Southland... more

Police have now identified 10 possible victims of a couple arrested last week - accused of defrauding a person of more than one million dollars
	20 Aug: Police have now identified 10 possible victims of a couple arrested last week - accused of defrauding a person of more than one million dollars... more

Police have uncovered several drivers in Southland's Gore, who were driving dangerously and under the influence of alcohol
	19 Aug: Police have uncovered several drivers in Southland's Gore, who were driving dangerously and under the influence of alcohol... more

Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua
	17 Aug: Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua... more

The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime
	16 Aug: The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime... more

A couple's been charged with defrauding a person over two years - with bogus cancer treatment bills to the tune of more than one-million-dollars
	14 Aug: A couple's been charged with defrauding a person over two years - with bogus cancer treatment bills to the tune of more than one-million-dollars... more

Central Otago's troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant is going to be checked on less regularly
	14 Aug: Central Otago's troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant is going to be checked on less regularly... more

Christian Lio-Willie returns to the Otago side for their NPC match away to Wellington this weekend
	13 Aug: Christian Lio-Willie returns to the Otago side for their NPC match away to Wellington this weekend... more

A coroner has found failure to wear seatbelts contributed to the deaths of four men in a Canterbury crash
	13 Aug: A coroner has found failure to wear seatbelts contributed to the deaths of four men in a Canterbury crash... more

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