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An oil spill stretching 5 kilometres from Gibbston Valley through to Lake Hayes has caused chaos on roads near Queenstown

13 April 2021

Police have attended four crashes on State Highway 6 this evening

.One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a truck rolled.

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18 Dec: Southland Police say those responsible for shooting two people in Gore remain at large

17 Dec: Two people are injured in Southland's Gore, with reports of a firearm being discharged

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17 Dec: The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years

17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September

16 Dec: Flooding has partially closed State Highway 1 in Southland's Gore

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