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Police Update: Friday 6:30am. Cordons have been lifted on Dee Street, Invercargill, after an ongoing incident last night. The incident was resolved around 12:30am today. One male was taken into custody. Early evening Thursday (23rd May) Police responded to an incident at flats in the old Briscoes bu

Police are reminding people to be wary of telephone scammers claiming to work for Spark NZ. Police are aware of a phone scam by cold callers who say they work for the telecommunication company and request bank account details. Recent phone calls have originated from Australia (0061) and the United K

WWE Superstar The Kiwi Buzzsaw Travis Banks returns to New Zealand for Southern Rumble 2019 at ILT Stadium Southland on Saturday 13th July! SPW & MCW would like to publicly thank and acknowledge the WWE for allowing Travis to return and compete at this historic event. Travis Banks is a contracted an

Southland was battered by gale force winds and rain most of Wednesday continuing today. Below is the forecast from Metservice and some of the photos posted to the What’s On Invers Facebook page, also watch the video of shipping containers falling into the harbour at Southport, Bluff. Severe gale wes

Southland District Council closed its Winton area office and library at 5pm today after testing confirmed the presence of airborne mould spores and fungal contamination. Following recent testing, a report received today recommended closing the library and office while further investigations are carr

Armed Police have been making arrests in South Invercargill starting on Princes and Roy Streets area and now have moved to Nelson Street. Messages to the What’s On Invers Facebook page describe someone being hand cuffed and taken away by police. There were also reports of Police with guns patrolling

State Highway 99 that passes through Wallacetown was blocked this afternoon for a time while a clean-up was done after a two car crash at the Dunlop Street intersection. The accident was reported to Police at about 2:30pm, no one was seriously injured but St John ambulance staff attended. Fluids fro

Police made an early morning raid on an Invercargill home leading to an arrest. This morning Invercargill Police, along with the AOS squad executed a search warrant at a Shannon Street address in Invercargill says Acting Detective Sergeant Matt Wyatt. This was in relation to drug dealing and firearm