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A serious assault at Southland Boys High School this afternoon, led to one student being hospitalised while another taken into Police custody. The injured student with serious injuries was taken to Southland Hospital by Emergency services. Both people involved were students at the school, School rec

One person is injured and trapped in their car after it left the road and crashed into a power pole causing power lines to fall down and cover part of the highway. The accident is blocking the Dipton-Winton highway south of the intersection with Benmore Otapiri Road. What we know: power lines coveri

Five lucky Lotto players will be popping the champagne after each winning $200,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at the following stores: Store Location Countdown Kerikeri Kerikeri Onerahi Bookshop & Lotto Whangarei Kaukapakapa Store Kaukapakap

10:44am UPDATE: SH 6 Queenstown to Lumsden – Crash – Delays – ROAD OPEN – The road is now open to one lane at the intersection of Allandale Road. Stop / Go traffic management is in place. Road users are advised to expect significant delays. One person has died in a serious collision between a […]

Two mountain guides have died and climber Jo Morgan has survived after an avalanche hit near Aoraki / Mt Cook. Ms Morgan, a well-known adventurer, was with two professional mountain guides on Harper Saddle on Mt Hicks, near Aoraki / Mt Cook when they were caught in the avalanche. The bodies of the t

he Police National Dive Squad has this morning recovered two bodies off the southern coast of Otago. While formal identification has not yet taken place, it is believed that the bodies are those of the two Balclutha men reported overdue from their diving trip on Saturday night. A search was under wa

A search is under way in Southern Otago after two men were reported overdue from a diving trip last night. The men were diving recreationally for paua and entered the water in Purakaunui Bay. The men, aged 23 and 51, are from Balclutha. Police were notified at 7.30pm last night that the men had not

With the holiday season not far away, now is a good time to take extra measures to protect your property. Recent reports of suspicious activity in Tisbury and Northern Southland has also meant that CCTV security has become the norm for home and business surveillance. Scott Anderson from Top Gear Aud