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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Other Lower South Island News

14 Nov: Nearly 50 thousand passengers are expected to fly into Queenstown Airport, for one of its busiest weekends of the year

13 Nov: A warning for helicopter pilots - to more critically assess landing locations, after a near-miss in Fiordland National Park this year

13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach

12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees

10 Nov: A stolen car has been found submerged in Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu overnight

07 Nov: A man's been charged, after Environment Southland investigated complaints of a stench at a Southland slink skin factory

06 Nov: Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland

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Basketball:
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Entertainment:
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Accident and Emergency:
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Entertainment:
Father-of-eight Stellan Skarsgard refuses to give parenting advice to his kids because it's "very dangerous" 18:12

Living & Travel:
The winner of tonight's record-breaking must-win Powerball could be walking among us 18:06

Entertainment:
Bruce Almighty actress Sally Kirkland has entered hospice care as she battles dementia 17:42

Accident and Emergency:
A body's been found in a search for two people who went missing in a boat off the Whangarei coast last night 17:26

Entertainment:
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is taking his sobriety "seriously" in prison, according to his representative 17:12

Rugby:
Silver Ferns goalshoot Grace Nweke has given her defenders due warning ahead of facing England sharpshooter Helen Housby 16:57

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