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Firefighters along with an Ambulance are attending a callout to the Kelvin Hotel, there are reports of smoke in the basement. A fire communications spokesman said they were still getting to the cause/source of the smoke. One of the hotels boilers caught fire, no one was injured and the Kelvin hotel

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Police are attending reports of a truck roll-over at the intersection of George Street and Great King Street North. Traffic is down to one lane heading south into the city from Pine Hill Road (SH1) The truck has overturned and the driver is trapped. Motorists are asked to be patient while emergency

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be incorporating Tai Poutini Polytechnic’s (TPP) Music and Audio Institute of NZ (MAINZ) under the SIT umbrella as of 2018. Since early November, SIT and TPP have undergone a process of discussion to determine the best option for TPP delivering tertiary vo

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Ministry for Primary Industries are holding a community meeting in Southland on Mycoplasma bovis. Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium that causes illness in cattle, including udder infection (mastitis), abortion, pneumonia, and arthritis. It does not infect humans and presents no food safety risk. This

Former Invercargill police officer Benjamin McLean has been jailed for 17 years for killing his wife and attempting to kill her partner. Former police officer Benjamin McLean appears for sentencing after pleading guilty to murdering his wife. McLean appeared in the High Court at Invercargill this mo

Police are attending reports of a multiple vehicle crash in Maheno, near Oamaru which occurred at about 6pm this evening. Some of the occupants of the vehicles are trapped. Three helicopters have been called to the scene. One patient is in a critical condition Two patients are in a serious condition