Emergency services were called to Church Street around 5 o'clock this morning.

One person was transported to Lakes District Hospital in a serious condition.

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01 Dec: A Coroner has ruled that a woman's death while hunting in Otago two years ago, was a 'terrible accident.'

28 Nov: In domestic cricket's Plunket Shield, the Auckland Aces are in the box seat after three days' play at Mount Maunganui

27 Nov: Ongoing efforts in Southland and Otago to control multiple vegetation fires

27 Nov: Large fires are still burning across Southland and Otago -as high winds fuel their spread

26 Nov: Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD

26 Nov: An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July

25 Nov: Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago

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