Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Roy Appley, Canterbury District Command Centre:
Police are in attendance at a serious crash on the Waimate Highway, close to Whitneys Creek.
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Omamari Road in Kaihu is blocked following a significant landslip overnight.
The landslip has taken out power lines and is covering a 50metre section of the road. Emergency services and ... More
The 76-year-old woman reported missing in Wellington overnight has been located safe and well.
She was located by Police following calls from members of the public and has been returned to ... More
Police are now in a position to release the name of the man killed on Monday 13 February in a single vehicle crash in Milford, near the Homer Tunnel.
He was 63-year-old Thomas Robert ... More
The two people rescued at Nuggets Point this morning were both women, not a man and woman as previously reported.
Police apologises for the error.
ENDS
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Two kayakers had a lucky escape this morning after they became trapped on some rocks at Nuggets Point, on the coast near Balclutha.
Just after 11.30am Police were alerted that kayakers had ... More