Mike Sanford

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

Jerry Stiller, who played two of American television’s most cantankerous fathers on the sitcoms Seinfeld and The King of Queens, has died aged 92, his son Ben Stiller said. “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes,” wrote Ben, a Hollywood comedian who appeared w

The Gore District is well placed to restart its economy post COVID-19, says Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks. His comments come after Zoom meetings this week with about 20 business and community leaders from health, commerce, retail and agricultural. The Council organised the meetings as a way to sta

The prime minister announced this afternoon (Monday 11th May) that from Thursday 14th May New Zealand will make a gradual move to level 2. Below is all you need to know about life under level 2. Moving to Alert Level 2 The Government has announced New Zealand will move from Alert Level 3 to Alert […

The Prime Minister will address the media at 4pm, following today’s Cabinet meeting. The government is announcing its decision on whether to reduce restrictions by moving to Covid-19 alert level 2, or stay in alert level 3 longer. Latest from the update: On Thursday this week, retail, cafes, malls,

Total number of cases in Southern as of 11 May 2020: 216 (confirmed and probable). 7 are active cases, 207 now recovered and two deceased. The most recent case in the Southern district was reported on 18 April. Since then there have been no new cases in the district. Two cases are linked to the St M

There have been another two new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has revealed. There have been no further deaths. One case is linked to the St Margaret’s Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland, but is a household contact of an earlier case, not a healthcare