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Invercargill City Council has advised that the beach entrance off Dunns Road will be temporarily closed to vehicles this Friday morning for a sand clean-up operation. Contractors will close the entranceway from the car park to the beach between 7am and 12pm. While the car park will remain open to

Man Arrested After Invercargill Police PursuitPolice have arrested a man after a vehicle fled during a routine traffic interaction in Invercargill on Tuesday evening. The incident began around 5pm, when officers approached a man to speak with him about a driving matter. The driver sped off, prompting police to initiate

The highway is now fully open. November 28, 10am – Highway partially reopens after fire. State Highway 96 near Mataura has reopened to one lane of traffic following a nearby vegetation fire yesterday. The road remained closed overnight for firefighters to ensure the blaze was contained. The section of SH96 between

Southland District Council is advising residents and road users of several scheduled maintenance works and water shutdowns across the region this week. Water Shutdowns Water supply interruptions are expected in Te Anau and Tuatapere due to urgent repair works. On 17 November, repairs at 39 Fergus Square will affect the

Essential maintenance work across the Southland District this week will affect water supply and road access in several locations, as the Southland District Council continues planned upgrades and repairs. Water Shutdowns Water supply will be temporarily disrupted in Te Anau, Tuatapere and Edendale on set dates. These outages are necessary

A crash on State Highway 1 near Waikouaiti has blocked the road, causing traffic disruptions in the Southland and Otago region. FINAL UPDATE 1:15PM, MON 27 OCT State Highway One has RE-OPENED though Waikouaiti township, with stop/go traffic management in place while vehicle recovery operations take place. Expect

A series of road closures and water shutdowns are scheduled across the Southland region this week, with works affecting several towns and highways. An emergency road closure has been put in place outside 88 Birchwood Road. From Tuesday 16 September until Friday 17 October, the section of road will be

Bluff Road now open, an update below. Bluff Highway Reopened After Fatal CrashBluff Highway has reopened this afternoon following a fatal two-car crash that took place early this morning. Emergency services responded just after 6am to the crash at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Kew Road. Tragically, one