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Dunedin Police would like to make contact with 13-year-old Harmony, who has been missing since Monday 15 July. Harmony is 165cm tall and of medium build. Her hair is mid-length and she has a shaved undercut which is often worn in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing blue ripped jeans, an olive knit

This afternoon (Friday 19th July) a driver lost control of their car, hitting the store frontage of Ascot Four Square on Tay Street avoiding major damage to the store. A St John spokesperson confirmed no one was injured but the driver, an elderly woman was taken to hospital as a precaution. A staff

Vandalism to private property has forced a change in locks on the Old Snow Pole Track, near Piano Flat. Southland District Council roading contract manager Nick Lewis said vandals were ignoring road closure notices and going to considerable lengths to break into the area. “They are cutting through t

Police are seeking sightings of a silver Ford Falcon that was involved in a single vehicle crash on Gorge Road-Invercargill Highway, Mokotua, Southland in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The crash occurred between 1am and 5am in the morning on Tuesday, 9 July. Two members of the public helped th

Saturday nights Lotto The Strike Must Be Won jackpot of $1 million was not won by a single ticket and therefore rolled down to Division 2, where it was shared by 163 players. Winton is listed as a winning ticket sale and Southland on the My Lotto app also. 163 Strike players from around the […]

Police are seeking information from members of the public who witnessed a man’s erratic driving in the Invercargill city centre earlier today. At approximately 12pm today, Friday 5 July, Police were alerted to a man, who was wanted to arrest, driving a Gold Ford Falcon registration BWR478 erraticall

Police have revealed details of how the gun buyback process will work at a public demonstration today. New firearms laws are now in effect banning most semi-automatic firearms and some pump action shotguns, and also certain large capacity magazines. There will be 192 collection events for banned wea

Police have arrested one person in relation to the suspicious house fire that occurred at a Seaward Road house in Edendale, Southland, about 1am on Saturday 29 June. A 21-year-old man is due to appear in Invercargill District Court today, charged with arson. Police are currently not seeking anyone e