Update: SH1 DACRE TO EDENDALE, SOUTHLAND – SERIOUS CRASH – FINAL UPDATE 10AM This serious crash on SH1 #Dacre has been CLEARED and the road is fully OPEN in both directions. A St John Ambulance spokesperson one person has been flown to Dunedin Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition. Detour r

Countdown has temporarily changed its opening hours nationwide and introduced limits on products that are in high demand, to help ease pressure on its store teams as the country responds to changes in COVID-19 Alert Levels. The company’s Priority Assistance online shopping service for vulnerable cus

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night where the jackpot will be a massive $50 million – and must be won. “Powerball has jackpotted to an incredible $50 million – and it must be won! If the jackpot is won by a single player on Saturday, they’ll be taking […]

Invercargill Police investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred on Tay Street last week have made an arrest. On 7 August three offenders entered an address on Tay Street and assaulted a person before taking a number of items from them. As the trio left the premises and got into a vehicle, the

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are speaking to media. Dr Bloomfield said there was just one new confirmed case in managed isolation recorded today, plus the four cases of community transmission announced last night. He said there were four further p

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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving a briefing on the three-day level 3 lockdown in Auckland and level 2 alert for the rest of the country. The government last night announced that four Covid-19 cases of unknown origin had been found in a family in South Auckland. This prompted a move to alert l

The Gore District Council wants to hear resident’s ideas about what they want to see and do in a redeveloped James Cumming Wing. The Council is about to embark on an exciting project to redevelop both levels of the James Cumming Wing, including the hall, to make a new home for the Gore Library and [