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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower South Island articles  Lower South Island
    State Highway 1 near South Canterbury's Makikihi will close tonight to recover a truck
     17 October 2025
    State Highway 1 near South Canterbury's Makikihi will close tonight to recover a truck
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    No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month
    16 Oct 2025: No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month... more
    Five people are injured - two seriously - after a crash just after 11am involving at least two vehicles on State Highway 79 - near the Mackenzie town of Fairlie
    14 Oct 2025: Five people are injured - two seriously - after a crash just after 11am involving at least two vehicles on State Highway 79 - near the Mackenzie town of Fairlie... more
    No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad
    14 Oct 2025: No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad... more
    Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago
    14 Oct 2025: Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago... more
    A coroner's backing Fire and Emergency's public safety campaigns, following the deaths of a mother and son in Southland
    14 Oct 2025: A coroner's backing Fire and Emergency's public safety campaigns, following the deaths of a mother and son in Southland... more
    Invercargill's Aurora College remains in lockdown, after reports of an assault at the school
    13 Oct 2025: Invercargill's Aurora College remains in lockdown, after reports of an assault at the school... more
    Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin
    11 Oct 2025: Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin... more
    Otago have knocked out Waikato in the first NPC quarter-final, now it's the turn of Bay of Plenty and Tasman to tussle at Tauranga Domain today
    11 Oct 2025: Otago have knocked out Waikato in the first NPC quarter-final, now it's the turn of Bay of Plenty and Tasman to tussle at Tauranga Domain today... more
    Jubilation for Otago first-five Cam Millar after nailing the game-winning penalty kick that's sent his province to the NPC semifinals
    11 Oct 2025: Jubilation for Otago first-five Cam Millar after nailing the game-winning penalty kick that's sent his province to the NPC semifinals... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower South Island News
     04 Jan: Otago Police are appealing for the public's help after a ute was stolen from a local address with the owner's dogs still inside +++++++++++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Wanaka +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Jan: Otago University is giving high school students a taste of Dunedin student life +++++++++++++++++
     20 Jan: A group of five riders has threatened to push off the front of the peloton approaching halfway on the 148-kilometre third stage of cycling's Tour of Southland from Riverton to Te Anau ++++++++++++
     04 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++
     07 Jan: Three Lotto players from Auckland, Matamata and Timaru are in for a treat after sharing one million tonight +++++++++++
     01 Jan: Five people have been injured after a three-vehicle crash east of Queenstown ++++++++++

     Lower South Island NewsLinks
      12 Jan: Kiwi kai stops: paua bites, cheese rolls and lamingtons to leave home for (Stuff.co.nz)
      9 Jan: Deep 5.4 earthquake in taranaki jolts lower north island (RadioNZ)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerston north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Palmerson north cans new year’s event as 120km/h gales batter lower ni, rain warning for south (NZ Herald)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: Water pollution warnings for wellington, lower hutt (RadioNZ)
      12 Dec: Fri, 12 Dec 2025: Warm temps ‘swept away’ for cooler and windier conditions (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Dec: Thu, 11 Dec 2025: Split forecast: sunshine up top, showers for the lower south (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Nov: Fri, 14 Nov 2025: Lower hutt's popular queensgate night market canned over health and safety concerns (RadioNZ)
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