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Invercargill, New Zealand – Invercargill Police have charged a 44-year-old man with manslaughter following an altercation with a 78-year-old man in a local licensed premises’ car park on January 28th. According to reports, the altercation took place on a Saturday evening, and the 78-year-old man sus

A big field of NZ Super Trucks is part of the programme for the Southern Thunder race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 18/19 March. The NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Super Trucks will fight out Round 3 of their National Championship at the event with their outing supported

The annual Southern Thunder motor race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend (18/19 March) is always a popular one with the feature categories being the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks and the Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars. One of the biggest field of trucks for many years will line

Invercargill Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on State Highway 6 near Lochiel on February 25th. The crash resulted in the death of one person and left another in serious condition. According to authorities, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged with

Two separate car crashes occurred in Invercargill this morning within another of each other. The first was two-car crash happened at 10:50am at the corner of Elles Rd and Balmoral Drive. According to a police spokesman, they received reports of the accident and have dispatched authorities to the loc

UPDATED: Firefighters responded to a large fire on Branxholme-Makarewa Rd in Southland earlier today. The fire, which engulfed a large industrial building was reported around 10:30 am Thursday. Crews from Wallacetown, Winton, and Invercargill, along with tanker assistance from Otautau and Hedgehope,

A great day is planned when the Wyndham Harness Racing Club celebrate their centennial with a race meeting at Young Quinn Raceway in Wyndham on Saturday (18 March). The club has a wonderful history since being formed at a on Friday 23 May 1923. Subsequently, the first Trotting Club meeting, a non-to

There were some spectacular performances by Southland cyclists at the New Zealand Track National Championships, which took place in Invercargill from 1 to 5 March. Hosted by Cycling Southland at the SIT Zero Fees velodrome, the event brought together some 170 of the country’s top track cyclists, ran