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Cameron McIntosh is the new Southland District Council chief executive. Southland District Mayor Gary Tong said he was extremely pleased to announce Mr McIntosh’s appointment. “Cameron stood out because of his knowledge of local government, his commitment to people, including our staff and our commu

Police are providing few details about the incident other than revealing charges have been brought over production of the class B substance. Emergency services were called to the Rothesay Place house in the suburb of Rockdale shortly before 1.30pm last Wednesday following reports of an explosion. Fi

There are seven new cases of Covid-19 today, all in managed isolation facilities. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Health says there are no new community cases. It says with the exception of one arrival from Uzbekistan, all new cases were detected as a result of day 3 testing and are n

The economy has shrunk by a record amount and fell into its first recession in a decade as it was battered by the government’s moves to eliminate Covid-19, but it will already be on the road to recovery. Official numbers show gross domestic product (GDP) fell a seasonally adjusted 12.2 percent for t

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the man was in his 50s and passed away yesterday afternoon. “His whānau have asked us to tell New Zealand coronavirus is ‘so real’ and to be vigilant and cautious. “They have issued a plea to all New Zealanders that if you are sick and have sympto

The ball is back in Rugby Australia’s court as the wrangling over looming Bledisloe Cup matches reaches the most powerful people on the either side of the Tasman. After calling Australian leader Scott Morrison on Monday night to clear the air, on Tuesday morning New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ar

The government’s decision to relax physical distancing rules on public transport has seen airlines promise to increase flights and release hundreds of thousands of cheap airfares to encourage domestic travel. As soon as the announcement was made that distancing would no longer be required on planes,

Stewart Island photographer Laire Purik is about to become even more famous. Only a month after her Pledgeme campaign to raise $12,000 started, Laire has already exceeded her target, but on Saturday she is on another mission. Her ‘Copeisolation’ book of residents photographed on the island during lo