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Hold them up to ridicule, you know, the last bastion of the old style government department job for life syndrome. But we at WOI are shocked and dismayed to hear that IRD has announced plans to discard up to 30% of its staff nationwide over a period of time.  That’s up to 2000 good, honest […]

A warning to motorists – there could be delays on the motorway north of Dunedin after a truck caught on fire this morning. The truck caught fire while travelling south towards Dunedin on State Highway 1, at the passing lane between Russell and Whites Roads, at approximately 6:30am this morning. Two

There is very thick fog between Milton and Allanton this morning. At 6:45am Police were called to a crash between a car and a ute on the Waihola Highway near the passing lane south of Waihola. One person is trapped in the car and has moderate injuries, the driver of the ute is uninjured. A […]

As an icy blast sweeps up the country, things will be heating up for a Lotto player from the Waikato after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Waikato. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled

With the cold weather even Frosty the snowman moved into town for shelter under the war monument. After further investigation by whatsoninvers.nz turns out a couple of lads Reuben & Seth created Frosty from the snow off their car after their road trip from Kingston to Invercargill.

A serious three car accident on North Road & Moores Road near Lorneville a Invercargill Police spokesman confirmed there were diversions in place due to parts of North road closed. He also asked that motorists reduce speed and expect delays due to it being peak hour as people were on their way home.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck south of New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday night, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of  damage or injuries from the quake, which hit 196 km (122 miles) northwest of Auckland Island, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Civ

The south does it again ! Nigel Woodhead has won the ultra prestigious FMG Young Farmer of The Year title at the contest finals function over the weekend. The sheep and beef farmer from the Milton area continues the Otago-Southland region’s rich history in producing the nation’s top young farmers. W