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ACT MP pushes to end Liquor Licensing Trusts in West Auckland and Southland

ACT MP Simon Court is advocating to abolish licensing trusts in West Auckland, Gore, Mataura, and Invercargill, arguing that the existing rules are outdated...

Southland man sentenced to Home Detention for intimate visual recordings

A 54-year-old Southland man has been sentenced to 10 and a half months home detention after pleading guilty to making numerous intimate visual recordings...

Four caught whitebaiting illegally in late-night operation

Four Southland men have been caught fishing illegally at the Waiau River mouth as part of a joint operation aimed at enforcing whitebaiting regulations. The...

Additional support for Southland and Otago farmers announced

The government has stepped in with an additional $50,000 of financial support for farmers and growers in Southland and parts of Otago, as relentless...

Two seriously injured after boat sinks in Ōreti River near Invercargill

Several people were injured, with two in serious condition, following a boat sinking in the Ōreti River near Invercargill. Emergency services responded quickly to the...

Drugs seized in Southland search warrant

Firearms, drugs and items consistent with drug supply have been stripped from a Winton address and a man charged following the execution of a...

Southland Police seize cannabis and cash, arrest seven people

Police located 150 ounces of cannabis, seized $25,000 and arrested seven people in Southland yesterday. The Southern District Organised Crime Group, assisted by several Police...

Riverton capsize tragedy – names released

Police have released the names of the three people who tragically died after the boat they were on capsized on the Riverton Bar on...

Third person located deceased in Riverton search

A third person has been located deceased after a boat capsized on the Riverton bar yesterday afternoon. Emergency services and Search and Rescue personnel leapt...

Two people deceased, one person missing following boat capsize on Riverton Bar

Two people have died and one person remains missing after a boat capsized on the Riverton bar this afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to the...

Two arrested over Southland car thefts

Two young people have been charged and Police are appealing for information following recent incidents of unlawfully interfering and taking of motor vehicles in...

Southern District Police disappointed by driving behaviour

Southern Police are disappointed with motorists after issuing many infringement notices where drivers were found to be displaying dangerous driving behaviours and driving over...

Second victim located following Manapouri fire (updated)

A specialist search team has located a second person deceased following a house fire on View Street in Manapouri. Emergency services were called to the...

Air New Zealand flight faces mid-air scare due to technical faults

Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight from Christchurch to Invercargill experienced a frightening ordeal when their Dash 8 aircraft circled over Foveaux Strait...

Police updates: Masterton assault, Gore house fire, pot thefts in Palmerston North

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2024. Police seeking to locate man following alleged assault in Masterton Wairarapa Police are urging members of...

Dramatic video captures flames from Virgin Airways flight VA148 after suspected bird strike

Passengers on Virgin Australia's dramatic trans-Tasman flight VA148, which appeared to catch fire after departing Queenstown Airport on Monday evening, have recounted the terrifying...

Flames and panic: Virgin Australia flight VA148’s emergency diversion to Invercargill

Flames were seen coming out of a Boeing 737 shortly after it departed from Queenstown on Monday evening. The Virgin Australia flight VA148, carrying 67...

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark faces new Code of Conduct complaint

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is facing a new code of conduct complaint lodged by an 'external party', as confirmed by the council's chief executive...

Man found after several days missing in Milford bush

Police Search and Rescue (SAR) are urging trampers and walkers to take necessary precautions following a rescue operation in the Dore Pass, Milford Track...

Government welcomes smelter agreement

The signing of individual 20-year bilateral long-term contracts between the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), Meridian Energy, Contact Energy, and Mercury NZ will provide...

Unexplained death, Invercargill

Police are making enquiries after a man was located deceased near the intersection of Sydney Street and Andrew Street in Invercargill this morning. Police were...

Mongrel Mob member arrested in Gore, firearm seized

Gore Police have arrested a man allegedly in possession of a firearm in the Gore area. A patched Mongrel Mob member was reported to be...

Five rescued after quickly alerting emergency services, Southland

On Friday night, five young men were rescued after getting lost on the Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills. Police were advised around 8:15pm...

‘Imam farmer’ ordered to pay over $200K for exploiting migrants

A Southland dairy farm, owned by a prominent imam and dairy farmer has been fined a total of $215,000 for exploiting three migrant workers...

Three District Court judges die in one week

The legal community is reeling following the deaths of three respected District Court judges within a single week. Acting warranted Judge Jocelyn Munro of Rotorua,...

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark in hot water over use of ‘n-word’

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's use of the 'n-word' in an interview on New Zealand Today has ruffled feathers. Clark's comments were criticised by Councillor Ria...

Police continue to investigate Waikaia arson

Police investigating the arson of a Waikaia property have identified one of the vehicles previously sought, along with further offending potentially linked. Prior to the...

Name Release, Fatal Crash, Bluff Highway

Police can advise the name of the man who died following a single vehicle crash on Bluff Highway, Monday February 12. He was 41-year-old Chad...

Two vehicles sought after suspicious fire in Waikaia

Police investigating a suspicious house fire in Waikaia are seeking sightings of two vehicles of interest. Emergency services were called to the Elswick Street property...

Southern Police investigating suspicious house fire

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that occurred early on Wednesday morning on Elswick Street in Waikaia. Emergency services were called just after midnight. 'Thankfully...

40 cops descend on Gore address as part of meth supply operation

As part of a joint operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the Gore community a woman has been arrested and a quantity of...

Police seek witnesses to fatal Invercargill crash

Police investigating a fatal crash in Invercargill on Monday want to speak with any witnesses to the crash. The crash occurred on the Bluff Highway,...

Police updates – fatal crashes Mossburn and Alfredton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 February 2024. Fatal crash, Alfredton Police can advise one person has died following a crash involving a motorcycle...

Appeal for witnesses following crash in Winton township

Winton Police are continuing to investigate following a serious crash on State Highway 6 in the Winton township yesterday afternoon. One person was transported to...

Police updates – fatal crashes SH25 Kereta and SH94 Fiordland

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 January 2024. Name release - State Highway 25 crash Police can now name the man who died in...

Have you seen Bailey?

Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of 18-year-old Bailey Keen, who was last seen on Wednesday 27th December, on...

Information sought about Te Anau flares

Invercargill Police are wanting to speak to anybody who has information on flares that were let off last night. Shortly before 10pm, Police received reports...

Fonterra worker awarded $30K over face mask dismissal

The dairy giant was ordered to pay former canteen supervisor Gillian Smyth $30,000 plus 14 months of lost wages, and backpay of superannuation from...

Police updates – unexplained death in Levin, fatal crashes Tuturau and Western Springs

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 November 2023. Update: Serious crash, Wyndham Road, Tuturau Police can advise that one person has died following a...

Car thefts on the rise in Southland, police warn

Over recent months Police have noted a sharp increase in the number of motor vehicles being stolen in Invercargill and throughout Southland. Vehicles targeted are...

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