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Dunedin Police have made arrests in relation to three recent aggravated robberies. A man, aged 27, and two women, aged 19 and 20, were arrested following a search warrant, assisted by the Armed Offenders Squad, at a Tomahawk Road address today. They are due to appear in Dunedin District Court on Fri

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike, significantly impacting services at Dunedin, Southland and Lakes District hospitals. Southern DHB and all other health boards are actioning contingency plans for the strike from 7am Thursday 12 Ju

The Glenorchy-Queenstown Road is likely to be closed for the rest of the day due to a slip. Contractors are currently working to remove approximately 1000 cubic metres of soil that is blocking the road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.

A warrant to arrest has been issued in relation to Anthony Miles Tamaiti Watkins. The warrant is in relation to the shooting of a 52-year-old man on Kelvin Street Invercargill on Saturday 30th June 2018. Watkins is 24-years of age and approximately 167cm in height.  He has connections to Invercargil

Invercargill Police remind people to secure their properties at night time or when left unattended, including farm buildings, fuel tanks and vehicles. There has been spate of burglaries, and motor vehicles that have been broken into over the last three weeks in the Invercargill area. Targeted vehicl

Police have released the name of the man who died in Sunday evenings (1st July) fatal crash on State Highway 96 near Springhills-Tussock Rd, in Browns, north of Invercargill. He was 66-year-old Kevin John Stevenson, of Athol. The serious crash unit is still investigating the collision. https://whats

Southern DHB is phoning patients to reschedule appointments now that the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has withdrawn its strike notice for Thursday 05 July. “The majority of appointments and elective surgeries that we postponed last week have now been rescheduled.  We expect to make contact with a

The man who was shot in Invercargill is out of surgery and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Police are in the initial stages of their inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Kelvin Street yesterday morning. The offender has not yet been located. Part of the Police inquir