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Sexual assault charges have been dropped against former University of Otago pro-chancellor Bruce Aitken

27 January 2026

Sexual assault charges have been dropped against former University of Otago pro-chancellor Bruce Aitken

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Emergency services are cleaning up human waste spilled out of a rolled truckload of portaloos on State Highway 1, north of Timaru - but it's not as bad as first announced
	26 Jan: Emergency services are cleaning up human waste spilled out of a rolled truckload of portaloos on State Highway 1, north of Timaru - but it's not as bad as first announced... more

Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson
	24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson... more

Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling
	24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling... more

Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago
	23 Jan: Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago... more

Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland
	22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland... more

Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad
	22 Jan: Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad... more

Luck is on the side of an Otago Powerball player - after a 5.3 million dollar win last night
	22 Jan: Luck is on the side of an Otago Powerball player - after a 5.3 million dollar win last night... more

Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland
	21 Jan: Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland... more

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
	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... more

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Most Popular Recent Lower South Island News

07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week ++++++++++++++++++++++

04 Feb: Otago police are investigating a bullying incident at a school in Oamaru ++++++++++++++

10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment +++++++++++

11 Feb: A makeover for a Queenstown hotel +++++++++++

09 Feb: A next-generation electric hydrofoiling vessel is being trialled on Lake Whakatipu as a potential new transport link between Queenstown and Kingston ++++++++++

01 Feb: Firefighters are continuing to dampen down a large blaze at a lodge on the outskirts of Te Anau ++++++++++

07 Feb: A Lotto player from Invercargill who bought their ticket on MyLotto has won Division One's million dollars in tonight's draw ++++++++++

Lower South Island NewsLinks

17 Feb: Live weather: floods close roads around banks peninsula as downpour moves south (RadioNZ)

9 Feb: Heavy rain watch for fiordland as front crosses south island (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Feb: Heavy rain watch in lower south island, but fine weather for most of the country (Stuff.co.nz)

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)

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Today's News

Entertainment:
BAFTA judge Jonte Richardson has resigned following the racial slur row which overshadowed Sunday night's (22.02.26) ceremony 21:21

Law and Order:
A person has died in hospital following a major incident in Christchurch's Northcote last Wednesday 21:17

Law and Order:
Pro-democracy Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's fraud offence overturned 21:07

International:
New image taken by ALMA telescope reveals 'extraordinary' detail of Milky Way's central zone 20:57

Entertainment:
Kerry Katona will "100 per cent get married" to her boyfriend Paolo Margaglione 20:51

International:
Cuba claims 'armed terrorist infiltration' prevented during open water speedboat shootout 20:37

Entertainment:
Frankie Bridge was "terrified" of starting ketamine therapy because she had never taken drugs before 20:21

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Hilary Duff's "heart aches" for her former Lizzie McGuire co-star Robert Carradine 19:51

Entertainment:
Zachery Ty Bryan has been sentenced to 16 months in prison over a DUI arrest 19:21

Health & Safety:
An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon 18:57

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