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![Two people dead and one missing after boat capsizes in Riverton, Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Two people dead and one missing after boat capsizes in Riverton, Southland
Two people were retrieved from the water and taken to Southland Hospital.
!['Would have been catastrophic': Motorist’s police call leads to arrest of 200km/h teen speeder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Would have been catastrophic': Motorist’s police call leads to arrest of 200km/h teen speeder
“I didn’t quite believe it when I saw the speed on the radar, I thought ‘is that right?'"
![Invercargill mayor publicly apologises for using racial and homophobic slurs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Invercargill mayor publicly apologises for using racial and homophobic slurs
Nobby Clark has publicly apologised for repeatedly breaching council's code of conduct.
![Fewer flight delays, cancellations expected from GPS mapping project in space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fewer flight delays, cancellations expected from GPS mapping project in space
The satellite technology will gather more information from space.
!['Distressing': More GP surgeries could close, warn doctors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Distressing': More GP surgeries could close, warn doctors
Family doctors warn more GP surgeries could close in the next year, as some run at a loss.
![First heavy snow, rain watches issued ahead of polar blast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
First heavy snow, rain watches issued ahead of polar blast
A large swathe of the lower South Island is in the firing line.
![Southern city blitzes July high temperature record as southerly blast looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Southern city blitzes July high temperature record as southerly blast looms
A heavy rain warning and two watches have been issued in Fiordland.
![Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark censured - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark censured - again
He was found to have breached the council's Code of Conduct multiple times.
!['Offensive, demeaning': The mayor, the TV star and a car-crash interview](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Offensive, demeaning': The mayor, the TV star and a car-crash interview
Independent review finds mayor breached code of conduct for use of n-word.
!['Horrified': Insurance shock after IUD 'just breaks' during removal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Horrified': Insurance shock after IUD 'just breaks' during removal
'It broke inside my body. Why in the world does it matter why I got it?'
!['Unable to land': Landing gear fault on Air NZ Invercargill flight leaves it circling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Unable to land': Landing gear fault on Air NZ Invercargill flight leaves it circling
A flight tracker showed the plane flying multiple loops offshore.
![Embattled Invercargill Mayor takes month off after offensive comments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Embattled Invercargill Mayor takes month off after offensive comments
Nobby Clark is refusing to step down following a Code of Conduct investigation.
!['I will not be resigning': Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark denies councillors' request](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'I will not be resigning': Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark denies councillors' request
The meeting was called after a code of conduct complaint.
!['A killer': Battle to find a place to live in idyllic Southland town](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'A killer': Battle to find a place to live in idyllic Southland town
'If we’ve got any young people wanting jobs out here, they can’t find anywhere to live.'
!['Brain fade': Embattled mayor faces resignation request after offensive comments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Brain fade': Embattled mayor faces resignation request after offensive comments
Nobby Clark is facing his second code of conduct complaint about his behaviour.
![Nerves on edge as stranded flyers prepare to depart Queenstown - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Nerves on edge as stranded flyers prepare to depart Queenstown - again
A duck being sucked into the aircraft is suspected to have caused an engine fire.
![Duck could be to blame for 'horrifying' Queenstown flight catching fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Duck could be to blame for 'horrifying' Queenstown flight catching fire
A passenger said there was screaming and crying after the fire started.
![Watch: 'I could feel the flames' – witnesses describe fire shooting from aircraft after bird strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watch: 'I could feel the flames' – witnesses describe fire shooting from aircraft after bird strike
The aircraft has now made an emergency landing at Invercargill Airport.
![Tuatara on display again as new enclosure unveiled, named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tuatara on display again as new enclosure unveiled, named
The reptiles now have their own facility within the Queens Park Animal Reserve.
![‘Fantastic’: New deal extends Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's life by 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
‘Fantastic’: New deal extends Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's life by 20 years
Hundreds of jobs at massive plant secured under breakthrough deal.
![Man found dead in Invercargill in ‘unexplained’ circumstances is named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Man found dead in Invercargill in ‘unexplained’ circumstances is named
Police attended after a body was found yesterday, a post mortem will take place tomorrow.