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Southern District Police are disappointed at the actions of one driver in the Gibbston valley, Queenstown, this afternoon who was stopped after being caught speeding at 179km/hr in a 100km/hr zone. The 40-year-old Queenstown man was clocked speeding on SH6 near Victoria Flats Road, Gibbston Valley,

A player from Tauranga will be planning an epic celebration after winning $10.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Tauranga and is made up of $10 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto Fir

Another two defendants charged with the alleged murder of a 19 year old man near Stadium Southland last month appeared in the district court on Tuesday 4th July and can now be named due to their name suppression lapsing. Court press sheets say they are Christopher James Brown (19) and Brayden Mark W

Two in one day! If you’ve been scanning the interweb today for local issues, a couple of crackers have surfaced. Firstly The Southland Times has a story running that Mayor Tim Shadbolt and a delegation of Council representatives plan to go to sister city Kumagaya during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. As

The Invercargill RSA will celebrate its 100 year Centenary on Saturday, July 15 with a function to honour the occasion. The function begins at 3pm at a cost of $15 per person, which will cover the costs of light refreshments. The event will be held at the Corinthian Centre North Lounge at the Inverc

Lotto players from Palmerston North and Christchurch will be over the moon after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak N Save Palmerston North in Palmerston North and Wigram New World in Christchurch. Powerball was not stru

Here’s a good story from RNZ… We’ve all associated in some with this landmark Cathedral over the years, until the horrendous earthquake 6 years ago. Since then its been a visual eyesore in the centre of Christchurch Up to $25mil in Government funding to reinstate the Cathedral, Is this sending a str

Invercargill Police are investigating a single vehicle motor vehicle crash involving a white Toyota van on Tiwai Road. The crash occurred 11 kilometre’s south east of Invercargill, on Saturday the 1st of July 2017. The vehicle had two occupants, and one of them sustained serious injuries. Both occup