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Police are calling on drivers to observe speed restrictions while repairs are being made to SH8 following the flooding on Sunday. The highway is closed from Millers Flat to Roxburgh Hydro Dam. Motorists need to slow down on the detour routes for the safety of all, including contractors. Senior Serge

Three Vietnamese crewman who absconded from a fishing vessel docked at Bluff Harbour have been located. They were found just after 5am this morning on the southern outskirts of Invercargill in good health. They are in custody under the Immigration Act and the matter has been handed to Immigration Ne

Three crew members fled the fishing vessel Korean fishing boat the Southern Ocean in Bluff, which pulled into Southport on Monday with a dead crew member on board, triggering a police search. What we know: The dead crew member was a Chinese national died over a week ago He died from injuries obtaine

Roxburgh in Central Otago currently remains cut off following significant flooding in the area last night. SH8 south of Roxburgh is still closed due to a major wash out at Black Jacks Creek. The alternate route, Teviot Road, is closed between Millers Flat and Roxburgh but contractors are working to

Teviot Road in Roxburgh is now blocked due to a slip. Police are advising motorists to avoid all travel to the area. Roxburgh is currently inaccessible from the south, as Teviot Road was the diversion for the previously reported slips on SH8. People wishing to travel to Central Otago from the south

State Highway 8, between Roxburgh and Ettrick, is currently blocked in both directions by two slips. Diversions are in place at the Millers Flat Bridge and the Roxburgh Dam. Rain is continuing to fall and there is widespread surface flooding in the Roxburgh area. The public is asked to avoid the are

The Emergency Mobile Alert should appear automatically on your phone’s screen with a unique and penetrating warning sound. As Emergency Mobile Alerts are about keeping you safe, you won’t be able to opt-out of receiving Emergency Mobile Alert. The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system

Three Lotto players from Rotorua, Christchurch and Alexandra will also be celebrating tonight after each winning $250,000 with Lotto First Division.  The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Lucky Lotto Shop in Rotorua, Fendalton New World in Christchurch and Paper Plus Alexandra in Alexandra. Meanwhi