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Queenstown Rees Hotel has been fined 22 thousand dollars for selling illegally caught crayfish - as part of a pricey luxury experience

15 July 2025

Queenstown Rees Hotel has been fined 22 thousand dollars for selling illegally caught crayfish - as part of a pricey luxury experience

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An anonymous benefactor's generosity is funding a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information on the deaths of three sea lions in Southland
	15 Jul: An anonymous benefactor's generosity is funding a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information on the deaths of three sea lions in Southland... more

A woman has died, two days after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, south of Hampden in Otago, on Sunday afternoon
	15 Jul: A woman has died, two days after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, south of Hampden in Otago, on Sunday afternoon... more

Plans are progressing for a new hospital in Otago Central Lakes
	15 Jul: Plans are progressing for a new hospital in Otago Central Lakes... more

State Highway One is closed south of Otago's Hampden following a two-vehicle crash
	13 Jul: State Highway One is closed south of Otago's Hampden following a two-vehicle crash... more

A reward has soared to 50 thousand dollars for information about three sea lions deaths, in Southland
	13 Jul: A reward has soared to 50 thousand dollars for information about three sea lions deaths, in Southland... more

Geonet has recorded a 4.2 magnitude earthquake just outside of Queenstown
	12 Jul: Geonet has recorded a 4.2 magnitude earthquake just outside of Queenstown... more

Another earthquake's rattled Southland this morning
	10 Jul: Another earthquake's rattled Southland this morning... more

A Timaru company, and its director, are the latest to be sentenced - and heavily fined - over a worker being killed by an unsafe conveyor belt
	9 Jul: A Timaru company, and its director, are the latest to be sentenced - and heavily fined - over a worker being killed by an unsafe conveyor belt... more

A bus carrying a Chinese tour group has crashed on Southland's Athol Five Rivers Highway - injuring 12
	8 Jul: A bus carrying a Chinese tour group has crashed on Southland's Athol Five Rivers Highway - injuring 12... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower South Island News

26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

05 Nov: Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police ++++++++++++++++

04 Nov: Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing +++++++++++++++

28 Oct: Queenstown tourism operators are heading into summer on a high, with strong visitor numbers and growing optimism +++++++++++++

26 Oct: Canterbury coach Marty Bourke is using their NPC win in front of a sold-out Christchurch crowd as evidence of the sport's success ++++++++++++

25 Oct: To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries ++++++++++++

12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees +++++++++++

Lower South Island NewsLinks

14 Nov: Lower hutt's popular queensgate night market canned over health and safety concerns (RadioNZ)

12 Nov: Handful remain without power in lower south island (RadioNZ)

7 Nov: Wet weather for both ends of country, middle is ‘the place to be’ this weekend (Stuff.co.nz)

28 Oct: Over 5500 properties still without power in lower south island after wild weather (RadioNZ)

25 Oct: Southland, clutha still under states of emergency - what you need to know (RadioNZ)

23 Oct: The windiest winds: how today stacks up against the records (Stuff.co.nz)

21 Oct: In pictures: strong winds, heavy rain lashes wellington and south island (RadioNZ)

21 Oct: Live: man killed by falling tree as storm hits wellington, winds and rain in the south (RadioNZ)

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Top Stories

RUGBY
How risky will All Blacks coach Scott Robertson be in his final selection of the year? More...

BUSINESS
Our largest sheep-meat exporter, Alliance Group, has returned to profit - as it prepares for the arrival of a new majority owner More...

Today's News

Politics:
A warning that the addition of feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 list, could get complicated 4:56

Motoring:
Two people have been killed in a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1, north of Timaru 4:37

Business:
Our largest sheep-meat exporter, Alliance Group, has returned to profit - as it prepares for the arrival of a new majority owner 21:57

Entertainment:
Kris Jenner's Christmas party "might be a little smaller than previous years" 21:55

Entertainment:
Lady Gaga was on lithium while filming A Star Is Born 21:25

International:
How politicians could combat doubts about Epstein files release 21:07

Entertainment:
Eddie Murphy doesn't "think about winning trophies" 20:55

Entertainment:
Christy Martin has launched a heartfelt defence of Sydney Sweeney following recent criticism of the actress 20:25

Entertainment:
Gaten Matarazzo's own grief helped inform his performance in Stranger Things season five 19:55

Education:
Schoolgirls the target of mass abductions in Nigeria 19:47

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