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Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police

5 November 2025

Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police

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State Highway 98 is closed, just north of Invercargill, after a crash
	4 Nov 2025: State Highway 98 is closed, just north of Invercargill, after a crash... more

Boaties are being asked to extra care in Southland's Riverton
	4 Nov 2025: Boaties are being asked to extra care in Southland's Riverton... more

Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing
	4 Nov 2025: Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing... more

Free blood testing is now available for the near 24-thousand residents in Te Anau and Wanaka
	31 Oct 2025: Free blood testing is now available for the near 24-thousand residents in Te Anau and Wanaka... more

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 Oct 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... more

Otago Police are seeking information after a Port Chalmers home was damaged by an air rifle
	29 Oct 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity... 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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National:
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Politics:
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Basketball:
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Tennis:
Paul Coll has advanced through to the quarter-finals at the Tournament of Champions squash event in New York 10:27

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