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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19 Dec: Police are urging anyone with information to come forward, following suspected arson at Invercargill's Queens Park around two weeks ago

18 Dec: Southland Police say those responsible for shooting two people in Gore remain at large

17 Dec: Two people are injured in Southland's Gore, with reports of a firearm being discharged

17 Dec: Health officials have confirmed one new measles case in Queenstown - linked to overseas travel

17 Dec: More details about a young Otago man's hunting death on Stewart Island in July

17 Dec: The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years

17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September

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International:
It's reported the US has seized another vessel off Venezuela as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the nation 9:27

Entertainment:
Toni Collette is an advocate for assisted dying 9:20

Basketball:
Leaders Adelaide have survived a scare to rack up an eighth win in nine games in basketball's NBL 9:07

Soccer:
To a tense Premier League football encounter.. 8:57

Entertainment:
James Cameron is mourning the "decline of cinema" 8:50

Politics:
A push for urgent workplace reforms, to combat burnout in New Zealand born Pasifika people 8:47

Wellington:
The northbound on-ramp at Tawa on State Highway 1 is closed in Wellington following a crash this morning 8:37

Entertainment:
Zooey Deschanel isn't in a rush to marry her fiancé Jonathan Scott 8:20

International:
A National Day of Reflection will take place in Australia today - a week on from the Bondi massacre 8:17

Soccer:
A playful but hard to please Pep Guardiola as Manchester City claim head into a brief Christmas break with top spot - for now - in football's Premier League 8:07

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