Mike Sanford

Restrictions on movement between Australia’s states will need to be removed before a trans-Tasman bubble can be opened up, the prime minister says. Jacinda Ardern told Morning Report she’s been hesitant about putting a timeline on flights between Australia and New Zealand because it’s not a decision

There will be a 4pm post Cabinet media conference from the Prime Minister and the Director-General of Health. Update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health Speakers at the 4pm post Cabinet media conference: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. latest

Once again, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization. The most recent case in the Southern district was reported on 18 April. Since then there ha

Following a consultation process, ILT has confirmed staff restructuring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive Chris Ramsay said the decision to make 48 full-time equivalent positions redundant – a total of 87 of its 606-strong workforce – came with a lot of angst. “To be faced with this real

Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher has purchased Stuff from its Australian owners Nine Entertainment for $1. The chief executive was returning the company to New Zealand ownership, with the sale is expected to be completed by 31 May. “Our plan is to transition the ownership of Stuff to give staff

Police were called about 1.50pm to an accident involving a car and trailer crashing into a power pole on State Highway 1 and Dowling Road near Woddlands causing power outages in the surrounding area. A St John spokeswoman said two patients one with minor and one with moderate injuries were taken to

Three Lotto players from Auckland and Tauranga will be on cloud nine after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold on MyLotto to two players from Auckland and one player from Tauranga. Powerball was not struck this evening and has r

There have been no new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, for the second day running. In its latest media release, the Health Ministry said there were still a total of 1504 confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand, of which 1154 are confirmed cases. There have been no