Southland Police are hunting an Invercargill man wanted on burglary and other charges after he breached bail.
Lawrence Bennett, 50, is subject to a warrant to arrest. Police have not released details of the specific charges beyond burglary and the bail breach.
Police are urging the public not to approach
Two separate crashes in Southland have each claimed a life, police have confirmed.
A person has died in hospital following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Grove Bush and Rakahoka Hedgehope Roads on August 10. The crash, involving a truck and a car, was reported at about 5.20pm.
A body has been located in the water near Lawyers Head, Dunedin today.
Police were called to John Wilson Ocean Drive at around 3:20pm after a member of the public discovered the body.
The body has since been recovered, and a formal identification process is underway.
The road was
Sunday's the big one this week — Waikiwi Tavern's Great Pub Cash Giveaway Draw dishes out a share of $13,000 between 3–5pm, timed neatly around Stags v Waikato on the big screen from 2:05pm. Saturday brings DJ Awhe back to The Loney, Euphoria live
A person is in hospital with serious to critical injuries after a truck and car collided at a Mabel Bush intersection northeast of Invercargill on Monday evening.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Grove Bush Woodlands Road and Rakahouka Hedgehope Road about 5:35pm. Police, Fire and Emergency
A crash on State Highway 98 this morning has closed a stretch of road in Southland after a power pole came down.
SH98 ROSLYN BUSH, SOUTHLAND - CRASH - FINAL UPDATE 12:20PMSH98 is now OPEN after a prior crash between Mill Rd North and Kennington Roslyn Bush Rd.
The
Saturday belongs to the King of Pop — The Loney goes full Michael Jackson from 11pm with DJ Matt Murray on the decks and prizes for best dressed called at midnight sharp. Friday's got its own big draws: Joe Schmidt — the Wallabies coach and NZ Rugby legend — sits down
The Shakespeare in the Park Charitable Trust is calling for local actors to be (or not to be) at auditions for the 2027 season of Hamlet this weekend.
Auditions for a ten-performer ensemble will run on Sunday, August 2, 2026, from 4pm to 6pm at Whare Taupua on Forth St.
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