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One lucky Strike player from the Bay of Plenty will be celebrating after winning $200,000with Strike Four in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold to a MyLotto player from the Bay of Plenty. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night where the jackp

A relic of New Zealand’s rail past has emerged from the mud 93 years after being dumped in a Southland River. A crowd gathered today as the recovered locomotive was placed in front of the Lumsden Railway Precinct – a tribute to a bygone era. The Lumsden Heritage Trust has been campaigning to retriev

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Two people have died following a serious crash on State Highway One, Mataura, Gore, this afternoon. Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash around 5pm. Two other people have also been injured. Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to avoid the area. The Serious Crash Unit has bee

Cole Armstrong won the opening round of the 2020 Valvoline D1NZ National Drifting Championship at Teretonga Park on Saturday as the D1NZ drifters entertained a good crowd at the end of Day One of an action packed weekend. Rookie Taylor James in his first round in the Pro Championship class won the t

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $17.6 million up for grabs on Wednesday night. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night where the jackpot will be $16 million. Lotto First Division will be $1 million on

Great racing, great entertainment, great prizes – that is the recipe for the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s Cup Day meeting today Saturday, 25 January. The race programme will feature the prestigious Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup for a stake of $30,000 and the Arden Lodge Robin Dundee Crown

A fantastic number of newcomers to surfing took advantage of the Southland Boardriders Association Have A Go Day at Colac Bay on Sunday. Jess Terrill of the Southland Surf School said it was a “massive turnout.” “Plenty of newcomers were in the water surfing and every one of them managed to get up a