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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Lower South Island articles  Lower South Island
    Large fires are still burning across Southland and Otago -as high winds fuel their spread
     27 November 2025
    Large fires are still burning across Southland and Otago -as high winds fuel their spread
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    Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD
    26 Nov: Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD... more
    An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July
    26 Nov: An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July... more
    Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago
    25 Nov: Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago... more
    Southland Police investigating the assault of an Edendale man lured out of his home to help a woman, before being bashed unconscious, have released more details
    24 Nov: Southland Police investigating the assault of an Edendale man lured out of his home to help a woman, before being bashed unconscious, have released more details... more
    Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help
    21 Nov: Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help... more
    An inmate's died at Invercargill Prison - believed to be from natural causes
    20 Nov: An inmate's died at Invercargill Prison - believed to be from natural causes... more
    Wellington are scrambling on the third day of cricket's Plunket Shield opening round against Otago at the Basin Reserve
    20 Nov: Wellington are scrambling on the third day of cricket's Plunket Shield opening round against Otago at the Basin Reserve... more
    Three overnight fires in Dunedin are being treated as suspicious
    18 Nov: Three overnight fires in Dunedin are being treated as suspicious... more
    Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre
    17 Nov: Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre... more

     Most Popular Recent Lower South Island News
     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 +++++++++++++++
     12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees ++++++++++++
     21 Nov: Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help ++++++++++++
     13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach +++++++++++
     31 Oct: 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 +++++++++
     17 Nov: Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre ++++++++

     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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