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The armed offenders squad was called to an Invercargill house on the corner of Albert and Queens Drive. A police spokesperson is unable to comment exactly what the incident is the AOS had been called out to. About seven police cars were seen in the area and Queens Drive wash closed from Layard Stree

At about 2am on Sunday morning Invercargill Police attended an incident where a male was assaulted while walking home on Herbert Street. He sustained a bleeding nose and a concussion. Shortly before the assault, a red or maroon Subaru Impreza hatchback (similar to the one pictured) was seen turning

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The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency project, by its highway contractor Highways South, will involve rehabilitating the width of SH1/Tay St from Mary St to approximately 270 Tay St – about 100 metres. Heavy traffic will be detoured via Rockdale Rd/Tweed St/Elles Rd and light vehicles via Lindisfarne

Like pasta is to Italy, so is the Bluff Oyster to Southland, and a new strategy shows how Southland could become a food travellers’ paradise – just like the European nation. The Southland Murihiku Food Tourism Strategy released this week has been created by Great South, based on analysis undertaken

What is being described as a significant scrub fire is in progress near Wanaka. The blaze was reported to emergency services early this afternoon (Sun) The blaze started on Glendhu Bluff and strong windy conditions have enabled the blaze to jump the road and spread quickly. Fire crews from several c

The Ministry of Health has indicated that the coroner and other agencies are investigating more recent deaths following vaccination, after an autopsy report confirmed Myocarditis in a 26-year-old Dunedin man. Social media has been rife for weeks with information regarding Rory Nairn’s death from Myo

Stage one of a new subdivision in Gore has been almost fully subscribed within 24 hours of going on the market. Eleven of the 15 sections at Matai Ridge went under contract on the first day of the sales. The sections sold for between $149,000 and $205,000, realising a total of just over $2million. M