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The New Zealand Police tractor has arrived in Invercargill and will be attending local A&P Shows in the Southland Area this January and February. Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley says the tractor was popular with the big kids and the little kids when it was here earlier this year for the Southern Fie

Appeal for information after theft and arson of car – UPDATE” Police would like to thank members of the public who have provided information relating to the arson at Sandy Point in the early hours of Monday, 16 January 2017. From the information received, Police have revised the estimated time the a

Three women who spent the night on the Ailsa Mountain Range in the Fiordland National Park have now been rescued. The trio alerted authorities via mountain radio at about 10pm last night when the weather deteriorated in the Emily Pass area. A helicopter was deployed but could not reach the walking p

Three Lotto players from Whangarei, Rotorua, and Central Otago have split the $1 million jackpot to take home $333,333 each, after winning Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Patel’s Foodmarket in Whangarei, New World Westend in Rotorua, and to a MyLot

Emergency services were called to the scene of a car vs van crash on Dipton-Winton Highway near Limehills at 9.35am on Friday morning. A police spokeswoman said two people were involved in the crash but there were no injuries. The road was blocked on one side with just one lane open, she said. A fir

Police investigating the spate of burglaries in the rural areas outside Invercargill over the Christmas and New Year period have arrested two men aged 37 and 24 years. Detective Sergeant Grant Johnstone, Invercargill CIB said Both men have appeared in the Invercargill District Court and have been re

A rescue helicopter is flying 400 km to the Auckland Islands on an urgent mission to medevac a woman injured by a sea lion pup. The woman had been assisting research work on Enderby Island swabbing sea lion pups’ mouths when she cut her finger about nine days ago. The Rescue Coordination Centre New

Appeal for witnesses to Edendale fatal crash Police are keen to speak with anyone who may information which can help in their investigation into a fatal crash on SH1 between Moore and St Ronan’s Roads, Edendale early this morning. A truck carrying approximately 30 bobby calves left the road and roll