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Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland

6 November 2025

Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland

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Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police
	5 Nov: Otago University's Proctor is investigating an incident involving 50 students shooting fireworks at each other and at Police... more

State Highway 98 is closed, just north of Invercargill, after a crash
	4 Nov: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Queenstown tourism operators are heading into summer on a high, with strong visitor numbers and growing optimism... more

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

21 Nov: Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help ++++++++++++++

12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees +++++++++++++

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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