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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower South Island articles  Lower South Island
    A 43-year-old truck driver who caused a fiery fatal crash near South Canterbury's Waimate, has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison
     31 October 2025
    A 43-year-old truck driver who caused a fiery fatal crash near South Canterbury's Waimate, has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison
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    Otago Police are seeking information after a Port Chalmers home was damaged by an air rifle
    29 Oct: Otago Police are seeking information after a Port Chalmers home was damaged by an air rifle... more
    Queenstown's tourism recovery is leading the rest of the country
    28 Oct: Queenstown's tourism recovery is leading the rest of the country... more
    Queenstown tourism operators are heading into summer on a high, with strong visitor numbers and growing optimism
    28 Oct: Queenstown tourism operators are heading into summer on a high, with strong visitor numbers and growing optimism... more
    About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity
    26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity... more
    A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety
    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... more
    Canterbury coach Marty Bourke is using their NPC win in front of a sold-out Christchurch crowd as evidence of the sport's success
    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... more
    Canterbury have won another all-South Island showdown in Christchurch in cricket's Plunket Shield, beating Otago by six wickets
    25 Oct: Canterbury have won another all-South Island showdown in Christchurch in cricket's Plunket Shield, beating Otago by six wickets... more
    To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries
    25 Oct: To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries... more
    A 41-year-old man is before the courts - accused of setting fire to a cellphone tower in Wanaka
    24 Oct: A 41-year-old man is before the courts - accused of setting fire to a cellphone tower in Wanaka... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower South Island News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September ++++++++++++++
     28 Nov: In domestic cricket's Plunket Shield, the Auckland Aces are in the box seat after three days' play at Mount Maunganui +++++++++++
     27 Nov: Large fires are still burning across Southland and Otago -as high winds fuel their spread ++++++++++
     03 Dec: A man's been arrested after fleeing Police and crashing on State Highway 6 near Invercargill last night ++++++++++
     27 Nov: Ongoing efforts in Southland and Otago to control multiple vegetation fires +++++++++
     02 Dec: A crash has closed State Highway Six near Lochiel, north of Invercargill +++++++++
     07 Dec: ???1;A mix of strong gales and wet weather is punching through the South Island ++++++++

     Lower South Island NewsLinks
      26 Dec: Water pollution warnings for wellington, lower hutt (RadioNZ)
      12 Dec: Warm temps ‘swept away’ for cooler and windier conditions (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Dec: Split forecast: sunshine up top, showers for the lower south (Stuff.co.nz)
      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)
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