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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22 Jan: Luck is on the side of an Otago Powerball player - after a 5.3 million dollar win last night

21 Jan: Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland

20 Jan: A group of five riders has threatened to push off the front of the peloton approaching halfway on the 148-kilometre third stage of cycling's Tour of Southland from Riverton to Te Anau

19 Jan: A 27-year-old man's been charged after an assault in Central Otago's Arrowtown last month

17 Jan: A vehicle fire has closed part of State Highway 1 in North Otago

17 Jan: Jeff Wilson is backing his former Otago and test teammate Jamie Joseph to take on the mantle of All Blacks coach

16 Jan: One person has died and three others are injured after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6 near Winton, Southland

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International:
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Entertainment:
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Basketball:
A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs 9:07

Entertainment:
Colin Jost joked he and his wife Scarlett Johansson should combine their box office hauls so she can reclaim her highest-grossing actor title from Zoe Saldana 8:40

Rugby:
Tony Brown has revealed he had discussions with Scott Robertson about joining the All Blacks coaching staff last year 8:37

National:
The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization 8:27

Business:
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National:
Trump wants to send troops into Mexico. The land grab of the Mexican-American War makes this ‘politically untenable’ 8:17

Entertainment:
Kate Hudson is desperate to star in a movie with her mom Goldie Hawn 8:10

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