The New Zealand Police tractor has arrived in Invercargill and will be attending local A&P Shows in the Southland Area this January and February. Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley says the tractor was popular with the big kids and the little kids when it was here earlier this year for the Southern Fie

Appeal for information after theft and arson of car – UPDATE” Police would like to thank members of the public who have provided information relating to the arson at Sandy Point in the early hours of Monday, 16 January 2017. From the information received, Police have revised the estimated time the a

Three women who spent the night on the Ailsa Mountain Range in the Fiordland National Park have now been rescued. The trio alerted authorities via mountain radio at about 10pm last night when the weather deteriorated in the Emily Pass area. A helicopter was deployed but could not reach the walking p

Invercargill driver Brendon Leitch has gathered some good points from his first outing in the 2017 Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Mike Pero Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch this weekend. In what was his first competitive outing in a race car since last year’s series, Leitch qualified thir

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald had the perfect weekend at Round 3 of the 2016/2017 BNT NZ Touring Car Championship at Mike Pero Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch this weekend. MacDonald was the fastest in every session at the 3.33 kilometre circuit, topping the times in practice and qua

Three Lotto players from Whangarei, Rotorua, and Central Otago have split the $1 million jackpot to take home $333,333 each, after winning Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Patel’s Foodmarket in Whangarei, New World Westend in Rotorua, and to a MyLot

Emergency services were called to the scene of a car vs van crash on Dipton-Winton Highway near Limehills at 9.35am on Friday morning. A police spokeswoman said two people were involved in the crash but there were no injuries. The road was blocked on one side with just one lane open, she said. A fir

Police investigating the spate of burglaries in the rural areas outside Invercargill over the Christmas and New Year period have arrested two men aged 37 and 24 years. Detective Sergeant Grant Johnstone, Invercargill CIB said Both men have appeared in the Invercargill District Court and have been re