Two weeks ago, Christchurch teen Jaden Ransley was staring despondently at the wreckage of his Toyota TR 86 race car and thinking his championship challenge was over. Just a couple of days after his 16th birthday, and with the championship battle firmly in his sights, Ransley and another racer tangl

Juan Manuel Correa has taken his second win in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series with alights to flag domination of this afternoon’s preliminary race at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo. English teenager James Pull was second, with Richard Verschoor (Netherlands) completing the podium and slightl

Police and Fire are at the scene of a serious crash on the Milton Highway, Clutha District. Two vehicles collided near the intersection with SH 8 (Manuka Gorge Highway) just before 10:30am. Two helicopters have attended, and at least one person is thought to be seriously injured. SH 1 is closed and

The 50m section of the Pyramid bridge that broke off late Friday morning has been located. Its size and weight ensured the section didn’t travel too far downstream, only about 50 to 60 metres in fact. We have barriers in place at the bridge and detour maps will be put up. Our focus now is working […

The Gore District Council roading and 3 Waters teams are on site at the Pyramid Bridge after a 50m section broke away late this morning. We are focusing our attention at this point on: The safety of motorists and people in the area Water supply for residents and livestock on the Otama rural water su

This is an URGENT notice to advise the Pyramid Bridge has collapsed. A 50 metre section has broken away and is travelling downstream on the Mataura River. Road closure signs are in place. We are urging people to stay away from the river and any structures in the path of the debris. There had been […

The Invercargill City Council is lifting water restrictions – effective immediately, Water Manager Alister Murray confirmed today. The Invercargill City Council earlier this week banned domestic outside water use because of extreme low flows in the Oreti River, and a drought was declared by MPI on T

Huge changes are underway at Classic Motorcycle Mecca in Invercargill. A large expansion and redevelopment project officially started today, with local building firm Henderson Construction beginning deconstruction work within existing under-developed floor levels. In total around 30 local suppliers