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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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

24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling

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