Mike Sanford

Civil Defence director Sarah Stuart-Black and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster are giving the latest update on the response during the Covid-19 lockdown. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says there have been 4452 breaches of the Health Act since lockdown began, with 477 prosecutions. Police will c

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide two updates today: one at 1.00 pm, and a second update at 3.00 pm. Speakers: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Today we have two new confirmed cases and one new probable cases of Covid-19, sai

Business and the economy will be the main focus of today’s Epidemic Response Committee meeting. Infectious diseases expert Dr Ayesha Verrall, Xero’s founder Rod Drury, KPMG global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot, Agribusiness leader Traci Houpapa, researcher and writer Max Rashbrooke and NZ Initi

The race for fast food and delivery chains to get ready in time for Tuesday’s rush is on – each store putting the work in to get their fridges fully stocked, their workspaces safe, and their deliveries up and running. With such anticipation building up, people are being told to be prepared that thei

UPDATE: 12 noon, Very sad to report the Invercargill woman Jocelyn Finlayson died overnight in the ICU unit Dunedin Hospital after battling Covid-19, our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time. An Invercargill woman fighting for her life – and five of her family members – still do

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Six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours in New Zealand, with one more death confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the six new cases – all confirmed cases – are related to travel or connected to existing clusters. “The new combined total of new and

Banks should provide more backing for small and medium sized businesses as they bear the brunt of the economic impact of Covid-19, the finance minister says. Robertson agreed on Morning Report that SMEs are like the infantry on the frontline taking a hammering during the current lockdown. He said th