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Police Name release – State Highway 36, Winton Police can now name the woman killed in a crash on State Highway 6, Winton on 2 January. She was Bailey Marie Carson, aged 21, from Wreys Bush. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. R

A lucky Lotto player from Alexandra will be celebrating in style after taking home $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Alexandra New World in Alexandra. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where t

A lucky Powerball player from Twizel will be finishing the year with a bang after winning $17.1 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at The Market Store in Twizel and is made up of $17 million from Powerball First Division and $166,667 from

Hi team, like a couple of things, news of Marie Fredriksson’s passing came as a bolt from the blue this week. Marie was the sound and the look of Swedish power band Roxette and passed away following several years of ill health. Her band mate and co Roxette creator Per Gessle paid tribute simply by [

Southland Police have seen excellent results from a week-long operation targeting active offenders and organised crime. Seven people have been arrested following the execution of a number of search warrants, and they are facing a range of charges. Police have seized three firearms and 49 rounds of a

One of the three buildings that comprise Southland District Council’s headquarters in Forth Street, Invercargill, has been rated as earthquake prone and staff who work in the building will be relocated into temporary leased office space elsewhere in the city. Following a detailed seismic assessment

Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Sandy Point Road about 7:20pm yesterday. A car had rolled. Two people sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. A photo supplied to What’s On Invers by Shanon Robert shows the car on its roof and he messaged the accident happened on

Update 9:20pm one person has died Update 8:20pm Following an earlier road closure, the road is now open to one lane under stop/go traffic management. Expect delays in the area. Police are at the scene of a vehicle crash on State Highway 6, near Athol to Lumsden, near Nokomai Road Motorists are advis