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A logging truck and train collided at the Lake street rail intersection on Monday with the occupants having a lucky escape with no serious injuries reported. Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Lake St about 11.15am Police said it was unclear how both the truck & train had collided, t

Another sad day from the world of music….Walter Becker, one half of the nucleus of Steely Dan has passed away. Becker and Donald Fagan created so much wonderful music in the 70’s which stands the test of time today. In fact it’s embellished with age. Becker and Fagan used the best cats around when t

Two Lotto players from Te Kuiti and Christchurch will be starting spring with some good news after winning $500,000 each in Saturday’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at New World Te Kuiti in Te Kuiti and Wainoni Pak N Save in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck this evening and ha

See Roger Waters’ spectacular Us + Them. The show features songs from Pink Floyd’s greatest albums (The Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here) alongside new material. Roger Waters’ legendary live performances are renowned as immersive sensory experiences featuring high class,

The Government has announced Ultra-Fast Broadband will be extended to an additional 13 towns and 1 fringe area in Southland, providing 4,500 households and businesses with access to world-class broadband, Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, says. The rollout will also be speeded up, completing the ent

Players from Auckland and Whanganui will be skipping all the way to the bank after each winning $333,333 in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak n Save Lincoln Road in Auckland, New World Whanganui in Whanganui and on MyLotto to a player from Auckland. Powerball was not st

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland, on 15 August, has shown high abundance of planktonic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) at Waituna Lagoon in Southland. Planktonic (floating algae) cyanobacteria is different to that found in rivers during warmer months, but still produces toxins that c

Kelvin street residents woke this morning (Saturday 26th) to cars and fencing sprayed with pink paint. Speaking to residents the vandalism happened between 1am and 6am Saturday morning. If you have information please contact Invercargill Police or information can be provided anonymously via Crimesto