Mike Sanford

The Southern district is probably at its lowest point of risk of Covid-19 since the first case was reported, medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack said today. Testing of more than 2,500 asymptomatic people, all with negative results, has given assurance that there is no community transmission. Dr

The Gore District Council is deferring the introduction of new urban rating boundaries for two years to help ratepayers experiencing financial pressure due to the economic impact of COVID-19 lockdown. Expansion of Gore and Mataura’s urban rating boundary was a major feature of the Council’s 2018-202

Alliance Group, New Zealand‘s only 100 per cent farmer-owned major red meat co-operative, has rewarded shareholders with a $4.5 million loyalty payment distribution. The quarterly payments have been made to Alliance’s Platinum and Gold shareholders who supply 100 per cent of their livestock to the c

Live: David Clark, Ashley Bloomfield announcement on funerals, tangihanga Health Minister David Clark and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are making an announcement about the rules for tangihanga and funerals. They are expected to speak at 3.30pm. #Breaking: From tomorrow, funeral direc

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Updates from livestream The total number of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1497. 94 percent of cases are now recovered. There are still just two people receiving hospital level care, neither are in ICU

Invercargill City Council is delighted to be able to welcome customers back into its offices, facilities, and places people love to visit at Alert Level 2, albeit with some changes in place. Splash Palace, Invercargill Public Library, Bluff Service Centre, and the Civic Administration Building will

District Health Boards are to get an extra $3.92 billion over four years and a one-off $282.5m to catch up on elective surgery after the Covid-19 disruption. In a pre-Budget announcement this morning the government said the additional funding would deliver about 153,000 more surgeries and procedures

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Latest updates details: There are no new cases of Covid-19 today. This means the total number of cases remains at 1497 Total number of cases in Southern as of 12 May 2020: 216 (confirmed and probable). 7 are ac