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This Story Contains Graphic Content – Another ugly case of animal cruelty has surfaced in the south. Eight little puppies have been discovered dead with their throats cut last week. The ghastly discovery was made by Invercargill woman Kim Durry last Friday. Mrs Durry and her husband Errol were walki

Police have today arrested a man in relation to an aggravated robbery of the Gladstone Night n Day dairy in Invercargill on 30 July. A 37-year-old man has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He is due to appear in the Invercargill District Court

We’ll be back to do some more. That’s the word from Police in Invercargill after a successful but chilly native tree planting operation. The operation lead by the Invercargill Police Dog Section and Iwi Liason went ahead recently at Fosbender Park in-spite of very frosty conditions. Constable Jono A

Police have arrested five people following the termination of two operations in Central Otago and Queenstown. On 24 June three search warrants were executed in Alexandra targeting the supply of MDMA and cannabis. The three addresses were linked to the long-term supply of illicit drugs in the communi

Thirty-eight new cops are graduating from their initial training at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) today, Wednesday 24 June. Like their police colleagues across New Zealand, they have deeply felt the loss of Constable Matthew Hunt, and will wear huia pins to honour him at their graduat

Police have put a halt on recruiting after a large increase in applications during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. There are 160 recruits going through the Police College at the moment, and plans to train a further 320 by the end of the year. But anyone wishing to sign up for a career with the pol

Fourteen people have been arrested and 50 vehicles have been recovered after 112 Jucy rental vehicles were stolen last week In a release, police said they understand 112 vehicles were stolen from the car yard in Mangere last week. Fifty of the vehicles have been recovered so far. “The vast majority

Police have confirmed that they have arrested a man in relation to an incident near Te Anau on Wednesday. The man who was believed to be armed was apprehended on Thursday afternoon and faces a variety of charges. He is expected to appear in court today (Fri). The search started after Police attempte