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One person's been seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 8, Otago's Manuka Gorge Highway, just after 6 this evening

15 December 2024

Motorists should avoid the area, near Burma Road, while th serious crash unit investigates.

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18 Nov: Three overnight fires in Dunedin are being treated as suspicious

17 Nov: Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre

17 Nov: It'll now be easier for travellers to go between beaches and snow - with Air New Zealand announcing a new non-stop seasonal service between Queenstown and Brisbane

16 Nov: Travellers are advised of a serious incident on State Highway 6 at Central Otago's Kawarau Gorge that may result in delays

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