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	Warm temps ‘swept away’ for cooler and windier conditions Stuff.co.nz - 12 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Severe thunderstorms hit the lower South Island on Thursday but Friday is much more settled. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Split forecast: Sunshine up top, showers for the lower south Stuff.co.nz - 11 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Rain creeps up the South Island on Thursday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Lower Hutt's popular Queensgate Night Market canned over health and safety concerns RadioNZ - 14 Nov (RadioNZ) After launching at the end of September, Queensgate Night Market has been cancelled because of what Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says is bureaucracy gone mad. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Handful remain without power in lower South Island RadioNZ - 12 Nov (RadioNZ) The state of emergency was lifted for Southland and Clutha last Friday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Wet weather for both ends of country, middle is ‘the place to be’ this weekend Stuff.co.nz - 7 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) A heavy rain watch is forecast to kick in for the lower South Island on Sunday evening. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Over 5500 properties still without power in lower South Island after wild weather RadioNZ - 28 Oct (RadioNZ) PowerNet says 3900 customers are without power in Southland and 1700 in South Otago. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Southland, Clutha still under states of emergency - what you need to know RadioNZ - 25 Oct (RadioNZ) Extreme winds have wreaked havoc across the lower South Island, where some face a week without power. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	The windiest winds: How today stacks up against the records Stuff.co.nz - 23 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) The wind whipping across the lower North and South Islands on Thursday has been described by many as the worst they have ever seen. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	In pictures: Strong winds, heavy rain lashes Wellington and South Island RadioNZ - 21 Oct (RadioNZ) Orange strong wind and heavy rain warnings are in place for much of the South Island and the eastern and lower North Island. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Live: Man killed by falling tree as storm hits Wellington, winds and rain in the south RadioNZ - 21 Oct (RadioNZ) The strong winds are also hitting the South Island, causing damage and delays, after earlier battering the lower North Island. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General