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Police updates today from Central Otago include a man who got into difficulty in the water. Police can confirm that a man has died following an incident on the waterfront of Lake Wanaka. Emergency services were call to Dungarvon St at 3.02pm. He was given medical treatment at the scene but was then

Dunedin fatal fire now a double homicide watch the Police media update. It has been a week since emergency services were called to a fatal fire at 66B Wesley Street, South Dunedin. A team of investigators and forensic experts have been working tirelessly to establish the circumstances that led to th

A crash this evening on Conon and Selwyn Streets no serious injuries reported, A witness said one car failed to giveaway. One car had side door damage while the other vehicle sustained more serious front end damage. Note: these photos have been published as no serious or fatal injuries were reported

A fire started in one of the dryer cyclones at the Southland factory just before 8am. Tthere were eleven fire crews at the scene with firefighters from Mataura, Gore, Edendale, Wyndham and Invercargill all in attendance. What we know: there were eleven fire crews at the scene firefighters were using

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $17.4 million up for grabs on Saturday night. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $16 million. Lotto First Division will be $1 million and

The fire which started on Tiwai Point at 7:10 pm on Monday night was contained overnight and is approximately 130ha. Two helicopters with night vision and fire crews worked through the night to contain the fire. At times the fire was 400 meters from the smelter complex and 100 meters from the main l

Update: Fire and Emergency advise the fire near Tiwai is now contained. Fire and Emergency confirm a scrub fire near the Tiwai Smelter in Southland, with Four helicopters and tankers being used to extinguish it. Fire and Emergency received calls around 8pm Monday evening. The blaze, which can be see

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