Mike Sanford

There are nine new cases – eight in managed isolation and one household contact of previous case – reported in New Zealand today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield and Minister of Health Chris Hipkins have provided a Covid-19 update this afternoon. Seven of

Police are reviewing the death of a Gore toddler who drowned in the town’s wastewater treatment ponds last January. Lachlan Jones, who was three-years-old, could not be revived after being found unresponsive in the sewage oxidation pond in south Gore. Police ruled it as a death by drowning, but the

With the long weekend coming up Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Susan Jack is urging Southerners to maintain important health and hygiene precautions including being tested if you have any cold or flu symptoms, no matter how minor. “The increase in cases we are seeing in managed isolati

Invercargill City Council has been successful in its application for funding for three special projects which will bring the chance to truly innovate the city’s streets. About $400,000 has been awarded to Council from the Waka Kotahi Innovating Streets pilot fund. Roading Manager Russell Pearson sai

NZTA Released this Roading Update. Ahead of the three-day Labour Weekend, with fine weather forecast, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds travellers of a useful tool that shows predicted traffic flows at particular times, based on previous years’ travel patterns: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/labour-day

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says there are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, both found in managed isolation. Dr Bloomfield has announced the new cases at today’s Ministry of Health update. It followed news last night that a person with Covid-19 went to an Auckland

A Gisborne sheep that evaded capture for five years has finally been shorn, producing a record-breaking fleece. Gizzy Shrek was shorn at the Poverty Bay A & P show this morning, producing a 13kg fleece, said its owner Rob Faulkner. “It’s a hell of a lot of wool to carry around.” It broke the record

There are 25 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, 23 are cases at the border and two are related to the port worker reported on Sunday. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the two connected to the port worker are workplace contacts. The first case was previously considered a