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Fire crews are attending a chemical spill at the Fonterra plant at Edendale. The alarm was raised about 10.30 this morning. A spokesman for FENZ says Fire service 1 crew each from Edendale, Mataura , Wyndham and 2 crews from Invercargill attended. The spokesman says they will be on scene until every

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Hands in medical gloves holding COVID-19 swab. Test tube for taking patient sample, In a statement, the ministry said all three cases are in managed isolation facilities. There are no new community case

Profitability of the country’s banks has taken a significant hit from the Covid-19 pandemic but the worst may be yet to come, according to a new report. Bank profits fell 13 percent to $776.9 million for the three months ended June, compared to the previous quarter, business advisory firm KPMG’s Fin

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and for the first time six historical cases are being reported. In a statement just before 1.30pm, the Ministry of health says the historical cases are made up of one confirmed case dating back to February and five probable historical cases

The government has announced more border exemptions and visa changes to help get specialised workers in the country and fill labour shortages in key sectors. Class exceptions have been established for border entry for a limited number of veterinarians, deep sea fishing crew, as well as agricultural

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Three people are in hospital with Covid-19, one each in Middle, North Shore and Auckland City hospitals. The total number of active cases is 61, 32 of those are community cases. That brings the total numbe

Cabinet has agreed to a change in Covid-19 alert levels for both Auckland, the centre of the current Covid-19 outbreak, and the rest of New Zealand this week. The alert levels were reviewed by Cabinet today, and no new cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand. Here’s what you need to know abou

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is announcing whether alert levels will change after Cabinet reviewed them today, and is joined by Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield. Watch the announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield from around 1pm: