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Police would like to thank members of the public for information that led to an arrest on Tay Street, Invercargill yesterday. The man, who was wanted on firearms related offences, was arrested at 6pm in a motel unit. After a search of the unit the 33-year-old will now face further charges including

A man who was critically injured in a crash near Kingston last week has died in hospital. The crash involving a car and a bus occurred on SH 6 at around 7.20am on Thursday 1 November. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Serious Crash Unit. Another man died at the crash […]

A 14-year-old male has been remanded in custody following an incident at Southland Boys’ High School. Another male student was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors shortly before 2pm yesterday. The injuries are not life-threatening and he is recovering well in hospital. The 14-year-old appear

A serious assault at Southland Boys High School this afternoon, led to one student being hospitalised while another taken into Police custody. The injured student with serious injuries was taken to Southland Hospital by Emergency services. Both people involved were students at the school, School rec

One person is injured and trapped in their car after it left the road and crashed into a power pole causing power lines to fall down and cover part of the highway. The accident is blocking the Dipton-Winton highway south of the intersection with Benmore Otapiri Road. What we know: power lines coveri

Five lucky Lotto players will be popping the champagne after each winning $200,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at the following stores: Store Location Countdown Kerikeri Kerikeri Onerahi Bookshop & Lotto Whangarei Kaukapakapa Store Kaukapakap

10:44am UPDATE: SH 6 Queenstown to Lumsden – Crash – Delays – ROAD OPEN – The road is now open to one lane at the intersection of Allandale Road. Stop / Go traffic management is in place. Road users are advised to expect significant delays. One person has died in a serious collision between a […]

Two mountain guides have died and climber Jo Morgan has survived after an avalanche hit near Aoraki / Mt Cook. Ms Morgan, a well-known adventurer, was with two professional mountain guides on Harper Saddle on Mt Hicks, near Aoraki / Mt Cook when they were caught in the avalanche. The bodies of the t