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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower South Island articles  Lower South Island
    Otago's State Highway 8 has reopened at Shingle Creek, north of Roxburgh after a serious crash closed it
     28 September 2025
    Otago's State Highway 8 has reopened at Shingle Creek, north of Roxburgh after a serious crash closed it
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    Otago have locked up the Ranfurly Shield for the summer, seeing off winless North Harbour 41-26 in Dunedin
    27 Sep 2025: Otago have locked up the Ranfurly Shield for the summer, seeing off winless North Harbour 41-26 in Dunedin... more
    North Harbour's clutching at two-decade old inspiration for their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Otago in Dunedin this afternoon
    27 Sep 2025: North Harbour's clutching at two-decade old inspiration for their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Otago in Dunedin this afternoon... more
    Tasman have snapped a three game losing run with a 55-38 NPC victory over Southland in Invercargill
    27 Sep 2025: Tasman have snapped a three game losing run with a 55-38 NPC victory over Southland in Invercargill... more
    A Southland dairy farm and its owner have lost an appeal for exploiting vulnerable workers
    26 Sep 2025: A Southland dairy farm and its owner have lost an appeal for exploiting vulnerable workers... more
    There's been record-breaking community backlash to a proposed liquor store, in the small Central Otago town of Lake Hawea
    24 Sep 2025: There's been record-breaking community backlash to a proposed liquor store, in the small Central Otago town of Lake Hawea... more
    Delight from Otago head coach Mark Brown after helping the province hoist the Ranfurly Shield for the eighth time in their history
    21 Sep 2025: Delight from Otago head coach Mark Brown after helping the province hoist the Ranfurly Shield for the eighth time in their history... more
    Firefighters are at a vegetation fire in Windsor Park, north-east of Oamaru
    21 Sep 2025: Firefighters are at a vegetation fire in Windsor Park, north-east of Oamaru... more
    Wellington have stormed into the NPC's top eight with a 75-19 demolition of Southland in Porirua
    20 Sep 2025: Wellington have stormed into the NPC's top eight with a 75-19 demolition of Southland in Porirua... more
    The Ranfurly Shield is on the move again
    20 Sep 2025: The Ranfurly Shield is on the move again... 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 ++++++++++++
     31 Dec: The Otago men have beaten Central Districts by 41 runs in Super Smash T20 cricket at Alexandra +++++++++++
     23 Dec: State Highway 8 between Lindis Pass and Omarama is still closed, after a crash more than four hours ago ++++++++++
     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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     Today's News

    Lower South Island:
    A breakaway group of five riders is threatening to extend 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 11:47

    Environment:
    Northland Civil Defence is warning streams and rivers could rise rapidly - as more wet and windy weather pummels the upper North Island 11:37

    Business:
    Fletcher Building is selling off its construction arm to a French multinational 11:17

    National:
    Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela 11:17

    Living & Travel:
    China ramps up crackdown on Christians amid global political pressures 11:17

    Cricket:
    Black Caps wicketkeeper Tom Blundell is relishing time without gloves in T20 Super Smash cricket 10:47

    Politics:
    ‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country 10:37

    Living & Travel:
    The air force's Ohakea base has been unstaffed overnight since the pandemic, effectively closing New Zealand to overseas aircraft in some circumstances 10:27

    National:
    How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now 10:27

    National:
    A year on from his second inauguration, Trump 2.0 has one defining word: power 10:17

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