| SAMURAI | A large painting, unfinished, in the South Island shows a warrior from an island much nearer China (7) |
| KENYA | Its flag shows a warrior's shield |
| PINACOLADA | Cocktail, a small drink sent over, lay unfinished in the end (4,6) |
| PORTICO | Left religious painting unfinished in covered entrance |
| NOON | No one left unfinished in the middle of the day (4) |
| ALFRESCO | A large painting in the open air (8) |
| CLUTHA | Gold-bearing watercourse; the second-longest river in New Zealand and longest in the South Island (6) |
| ARROWTOWN | In the South Island, tip off the litter to the western extremities (9) |
| BURNHAM | What is the name of the largest army base in the South Island? (7) |
| TAKAKA | River in the South Island that enters Golden Bay at a town of the same name (6) |
| MURAL | A large painting on a wall (5) |
| MOUNTCOOK | In the South Island, the chef is after a horse (5,4) |
| NINJA | Black-clad warrior from the 60s TV series, The Samurai, or a Teenage Mutant Turtle |
| HENGIST | Warrior from the 5th century and brother of Horsa, who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain (7) |
| SAUDI | Citizen of the Middle East invests Australian dollars in the South Island (5) |
| NELSON | A number of channels online acknowledged oldest city in the South Island (6) |
| OAMARU | Love a scholar on rugby union in the South Island (6) |
| IDAHO | Duncan ___, warrior from Frank Herbert's Dune novels, played by Jason Momoa in the 2021 film (5) |
| SMOCK | Garb for a big painting project |
| SPRAYGUN | Aid for a big painting project (5,3) |
