This happened on John Street at quarter past 8.

The motorcyclist is in a serious condition.

A section of the road has been closed and diversions have been set up.

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01 Feb: One person has died, and another is in a serious condition, following a two-vehicle crash in Glenorchy, near Queenstown

01 Feb: Firefighters are continuing to dampen down a large blaze at a lodge on the outskirts of Te Anau

30 Jan: This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon

30 Jan: An Otago woman's described her family's 5.3 million dollar Lotto Powerball win as 'absolutely unreal'

29 Jan: Plans to future-proof Queenstown's power supply - include a new transmission line from Cromwell

27 Jan: Sexual assault charges have been dropped against former University of Otago pro-chancellor Bruce Aitken

26 Jan: Emergency services are cleaning up human waste spilled out of a rolled truckload of portaloos on State Highway 1, north of Timaru - but it's not as bad as first announced

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Law and Order:
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Tennis:
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Rugby:
A trans-Tasman affair to open next year's Rugby World Cup has been bundled into touch 7:07

Entertainment:
Patrick Dempsey says his Grey's Anatomy co-star Eric Dane's ALS progressed so much it made it "virtually impossible" for him to have a role in his new TV show 7:01

Entertainment:
Beyonce has encouraged Teyana Taylor to "invest in [herself]" 6:31

Entertainment:
Marc Anthony is set to become a dad for an eighth time 6:01

Living & Travel:
Work is underway to recover a tourist boat stranded just outside the Akaroa Heads - which has leaked marine diesel fuel into the sea 5:07

International:
The Grammys are on Monday morning — here's how to watch and who to look out for 22:57

International:
A Minnesota federal judge has declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis 21:57

Entertainment:
John Mulaney finds "joy" in supporting Olivia Munn's extended family 21:31

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