Mike Sanford

Next Monday (20th April) the Government will meet to decide if we drop down to Level 3. Here are the latest guidelines for Level 3 from the New Zealand Government COVID-19 website. Our goal is to eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand so that we can live and work free from this disease. This is the bes

Fourth day in a row of no new Covid-19 cases in Clutha/Southland today. There have been 15 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the past 24 hours. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the 15 new cases were made up of six confirmed and nine probable cases. Dr Bloomfield sa

Thousands of Zoom chats, hangouts, group videos and conference calls are being made from bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens and the couch across New Zealand during the lockdown. And if there’s one thing that unites us – it’s laundry in the background. This intimate revelation into the lives of our col

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Today’s Covid-19 update from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Just a reminder – this is when Ardern is expected to reveal details about what will be able to hap

The Hawthorndale Care Village has signed an agreement with The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) to build one of the 13 care homes in the proposed new village. This is a significant financial contribution to the construction of The Hawthorndale Care Village.  SIT trades faculty staff and studen

The country’s first purpose-built online supermarket has opened in Auckland. It will employ 200 people, including 106 new jobs. Countdown said the e-store, which will operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week was planned prior to the virus lockdown. The company said the new e-Store will significantl

There are three new COVID-19 cases in the Southern region, according to the Ministry of Health. The region’s total now sits at 213 confirmed and probable cases. Out of all people with the coronavirus in the region, 116 have so far recovered, and no new cases in Clutha or Southland have been announce

Small businesses in New Zealand will get a $3 billion boost through tax breaks to help them ride out the worst of the impending economic crisis. The latest rescue package comes as the country prepares for a possible lift of level 4 restrictions next week. Cashflow is one immediate problem, which the