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Two people have died and another's been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, following a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1, north of Timaru

20 November 2025

Two people have died and another's been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, following a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1, north of Timaru

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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

It'll now be easier for travellers to go between beaches and snow - with Air New Zealand announcing a new non-stop seasonal service between Queenstown and Brisbane
	17 Nov: It'll now be easier for travellers to go between beaches and snow - with Air New Zealand announcing a new non-stop seasonal service between Queenstown and Brisbane... more

Travellers are advised of a serious incident on State Highway 6 at Central Otago's Kawarau Gorge that may result in delays
	16 Nov: Travellers are advised of a serious incident on State Highway 6 at Central Otago's Kawarau Gorge that may result in delays... more

Nearly 50 thousand passengers are expected to fly into Queenstown Airport, for one of its busiest weekends of the year
	14 Nov: Nearly 50 thousand passengers are expected to fly into Queenstown Airport, for one of its busiest weekends of the year... more

A warning for helicopter pilots - to more critically assess landing locations, after a near-miss in Fiordland National Park this year
	13 Nov: A warning for helicopter pilots - to more critically assess landing locations, after a near-miss in Fiordland National Park this year... more

Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach
	13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach... more

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

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