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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 January 2026

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

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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

A 27-year-old man's been charged after an assault in Central Otago's Arrowtown last month
	19 Jan: A 27-year-old man's been charged after an assault in Central Otago's Arrowtown last month... more

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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 ++++++++++++++++

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 ++++++++++++

31 Dec: The Otago men have beaten Central Districts by 41 runs in Super Smash T20 cricket at Alexandra +++++++++++

04 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui +++++++++++

07 Jan: Three Lotto players from Auckland, Matamata and Timaru are in for a treat after sharing one million tonight ++++++++++

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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