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Police are seeking a vehicle believed to have been involved in an altercation in Invercargill yesterday. Around 3:30pm Police attended an address in Drury Lane, Grasmere where a 26-year-old man had suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to Southland Hospital, where he remains in a serious but

Two lucky Strike players from Hamilton and Mosgiel will be popping the champagne after each winning $150,000 with Strike Four in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Paper Plus Hamilton in Hamilton and Mosgiel New World in Mosgiel. Powerball was not struck this evening and has

Details a Police have cordoned off streets in Grasmere after fire arm related incident . The shooting took place in the Bay Road, Patterson Street an Dury Lane area. The AOS have been called to search for the gunman who is on the loose. Drury Lane and Hayward Street cordoned off now Update: 6:50pm o

The Gore District Council is aiming to award the contract for construction of a new Pyramid Bridge within the next five months. This follows funding approval from the New Zealand Transport Agency last month. NZTA will provide a 73.63% subsidy for the project. The remaining cost will be equally funde

At the moment, according to the Stats NZ population clock, the number is closing in on 4,934,000. Stats NZ senior demographer Kim Dunstan said given current trends, New Zealand’s population could reach the five million milestone by the end of 2019, or early 2020. Based on forecasts around births, de

Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist was seen travelling at excessive speeds south of Dunedin. On Saturday 5 January, an Aprilia SV1000 motorcycle was spotted by Police travelling on State Highway 1, near the township of Waihola, at 199km/h. “The speed this rider reached is beyo

Invercargill Police investigating two violent incidents in the city yesterday afternoon 3rd January are appealing to any members of the public who may be able to help to come forward. Just before 3pm, a man was speaking to the occupants of a vehicle near the Invercargill skate park, at the corner of

Police can now confirm the name of the woman who died as the result of a crash on State Highway 1, near Waihola, on 31 December. She was 24-year-old Alanna Louise Thom, of Dunedin. Police extend their condolences to her friends and family.