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Government pledges $150K to support Southland and Clutha

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The Government has announced a $150,000 relief package to help communities in Southland and Clutha recover from the Labour Weekend storms that brought widespread...

NPC 2025 Round 10: North Harbour 15-14 Southland

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North Harbour have beaten Southland 15-14 in their Round 10 Bunnings NPC clash tonight at North Harbour Stadium. https://youtu.be/8eRdLi-cCUI?si=yoZraK0DIMkysCtk

NPC 2025 Round 9: Southland 38-55 Tasman

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Tasman have beaten Southland 38-55 in their Round 9 Bunnings NPC clash today at Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill. https://youtu.be/fXuA9EONc_E?si=GR7owYdBHunBQQle

NPC 2025 Round 8: Wellington 75-19 Southland

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Wellington have beaten Southland 75-19 in their Round 8 Bunnings NPC clash today at Jerry Collins stadium in Porirua. https://youtu.be/pCoLNM6YC9s?si=spFTDTMX_uiVSzGf

NPC 2025 Round 7: Southland 10-64 Counties Manukau

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Counties Manukau have beaten Southland 10-64 in their Bunnings NPC Round 7 clash today at Rugby Park in Invercargill. https://youtu.be/AAeYs_BotwY?si=tk7ENknmg5O31OB2

Ranfurly Shield heads to Canterbury

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Canterbury have beaten Southland 14-54 in their Round 6 NPC clash today at Rugby Park in Invercargill. The Ranfurly Shield now heads north. https://youtu.be/PxJSJ43KnNE?si=p42RcN33DKV1LmwI

Southland stun Waikato to take Ranfurly Shield

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Southland produced a stunning 10-25 victory over Waikato in Hamilton to seize the Ranfurly Shield for the first time since 2011, ending Waikato’s reign...

Thousands report shaking after magnitude 4.8 quake near Marlborough Sounds; smaller tremor near Te Anau

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More than 7000 people reported feeling a moderate earthquake that struck in the Marlborough Sounds late on Saturday night. The magnitude 4.8 quake hit at...

NPC 2025 Round 4: Bay of Plenty 25-30 Southland

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Southland have beaten Bay of Plenty 25-30 in their Round 4 Bunnings NPC clash at Rotorua International Stadium. https://youtu.be/zgt_vB_9DPA?si=5S13IMmqRk9cbeyo

Inexperienced surgeons and poor oversight blamed for fatal brain surgery at Southern hospital

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A 77-year-old man died in 2019 after inexperienced and uncredentialled surgeons performed a pituitary tumour operation at a Health New Zealand Southern hospital, prompting...

NPC 2025 Round 3: Southland 29-22 Manawatu

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Southland have beaten Manawatu 29-22 in their Round 3 Bunnings NPC clash today at Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill. https://youtu.be/mUm1Ym79_EM?si=HpNpzJ6IIK5A_qA3

NPC Round 1: Southland 15 – 24 Otago

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Otago have beaten Southland 15-24 in their Round 1 Bunnings NPC clash today at Rugby Park in Invercargill today. https://youtu.be/kQLItgjDBXA?si=4iYAR9gsOGItIBS9

$200K campervan drug bust in Invercargill

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A 51-year-old Invercargill man has been arrested and charged after pre-packaged methamphetamine, LSD, cannabis, morphine, and drug paraphernalia were all found inside a campervan. “Police...

Operation Pakari: Six gang members convicted

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Six members of the Mataura Mongrel Mob have today been found guilty for a number of serious assaults and kidnapping in Southland in 2022. Operation...

Routine bail check uncovers drugs and cash in Invercargill

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A routine bail check in Invercargill turned into a significant drug bust early Friday morning, resulting in the arrest of three men and the...

Man charged in relation to February fatal crash in Southland

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Police have charged a 20-year-old man in relation to a fatal crash on Niagara-Tokanui Highway on 15 February 2025. At around 8.35pm, Police were alerted...

Invercargill man charged with kidnapping after stealing ambulance with cop and paramedic onboard

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A 20-year-old Invercargill man has been charged with kidnapping and several other offences after allegedly stealing an ambulance with a police officer and paramedic...

Police to launch third investigation into death of Lachie Jones after Coroner’s findings

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Police have confirmed they will undertake a third investigation into the 2019 death of three-year-old Lachie Jones, following new findings released by the coroner. Lachie...

Hundreds of firearms seized from Gore property

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Police have seized nearly 500 firearms from a property in Gore – a discovery that is believed to be one of New Zealand’s largest...

Unattended kayak located, Lake Te Anau

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Police are appealing for information after an unattended kayak was found on Lake Te Anau late this afternoon. The red and white kayak was located...

Cops crack down on Invercargill ‘anti-social road users’

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Southern District Police issued numerous infringements and ordered multiple vehicles off the road over the weekend in an operation targeting antisocial road user behaviour. In...

Southern police warn motorists to take care on roads

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Southern Police are asking motorists to drive to the conditions and take extreme care today with black ice forming on Southland roads and snow...

Police seeking information about vehicle in relation to Waikaia fires

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Gore Police are continuing to investigate a suspicious house fire in Waikaia last year. Just after midnight on Wednesday 21 February 2024, emergency services were...

Gore police investigating arson following positive leads

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Gore Police are following positive lines of enquiry in the investigation of a suspicious house fire in Waikaia. On Wednesday 21 February 2024, emergency services...

Update on search for missing tramper in Milford Sound

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Search efforts in Milford Sound for a missing tramper are continuing today. While the tramper has not yet been located, Police remain positive as the...

Rescue teams keeping positive in search for missing tramper

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A large-scale search and rescue operation has continued Tuesday in Milford Sound, for a man who has been missing since late on Sunday night. The...

Witnesses sought after suspicious fire in Bluff

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Police are appealing for information following a suspicious car fire in Bluff on Sunday 4 May. About 3.40pm, a Ford Courier ute was set alight...

Invercargill Police investigating overnight offending

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Police are asking for information from the public after a series of incidents in Invercargill overnight, including two aggravated robberies. Officers were called to a...

Fatal workplace incident, Te Anau

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One person has died following a workplace incident at a Manapouri Te Anau Highway premises on Friday afternoon. Police were called to the address about...

Hospital failings lead to terminal cancer diagnosis after five-year delay

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Southland Hospital has been found to have breached patient rights after failing to diagnose a man’s lung cancer over five years of scans and...

Fatal crash, Niagara-Tokanui Highway, Southland

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One person has died in a crash on Niagara-Tokanui Highway at Quarry Hills, Southland, last night. About 8.35pm, emergency services were informed that a ute...

Update – Search for missing man, Mt Aspiring National Park

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The search for a man reported missing in a river in Mt Aspiring National Park on 6 February remains ongoing. Police have located a number...

Rescue on the Wakaia River

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Three men have been rescued after being reported missing while rafting on the Waikaia River near Piano Flat, in Southland. Police were alerted at around...

Meteorite fireball seen over South Island

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South Islanders witnessed a spectacular fireball streaking across the sky near Wānaka late last night, followed by a loud sonic boom as a meteorite...

‘Justice served’ in Southland drug operation – police

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Police have smashed a significant Southland drug operation, thanks to some dodgy-looking crockery intercepted by Customs in Auckland, says Detective Inspector Shona Low. Kilograms of...

Quick reporting from public sees two teens arrested in Invercargill

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Two young people are facing Youth Court in Invercargill after a series of burglaries in a stolen car overnight. A Mazda vehicle was stolen from...

Police updates – fatal crashes Winton Lorneville Highway, Arthurs Pass and Takapau

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 January 2025. Fatal crash, Winton Lorneville Highway Police can confirm one person has died in hospital following a...

Tapanui man facing numerous drug-related charges

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A 25-year-old Tapanui man is facing a raft of charges relating to the sale and supply of Class A, B and C controlled drugs...

Police confirm driveway death of child in Gore

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Police can confirm that a three-year-old child died after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway at a residential address in Gore at...

CCTV proves invaluable in arrest of daylight burglar

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A man has been arrested after attempting to break into a rural home in Motu Rimu, near Invercargill. this morning (Wednesday 1 January). At about...

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