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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24 Jan: Victory in the individual time trial has kept Matthew Wilson in the fight for overall honours heading into the final stage of cycling's Tour of Southland

23 Jan: Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago

22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland

22 Jan: Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad

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

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Lower South Island:
Victory in the individual time trial has kept Matthew Wilson in the fight for overall honours heading into the final stage of cycling's Tour of Southland 13:06

Law and Order:
A homicide investigation has been launched in Clutha, following the death of a woman last night 12:26

Living & Travel:
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Cricket:
Optimism within the Black Caps that another convincing defeat doesn't mean their T20 cricket series against India is a lost cause 11:46

Education:
Gen Z led the revolution in Bangladesh — can they win the election? 11:16

Basketball:
Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL 11:06

Rugby:
Lewis Hamilton is bracing for what he's calling the biggest regulation change of his career ahead of a make-or-break Formula One season 11:06

Politics:
A higher threshold for claims at the Disputes Tribunal could improve access to civil justice 10:46

Cricket:
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Law and Order:
Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui are now entering their third day 10:16

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