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The country will remain at the red Covid-19 traffic light setting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Watch here: Ardern made the announcement at today’s post-Cabinet media briefing from about 4pm. She said the rolling average of cases had declined 36 percent in the two weeks since the government r

The Water Shortage Direction issued yesterday has been amended to exclude the water takes from the upper Mataura River catchment where the serious temporary shortage of water is less critical, at this time. The area that is being excluded from the water shortage direction is the part of the Mataura

A search is underway for two hunters missing in the Rowallan Forest near Lake Hauroko, Fiordland. The pair were reported overdue by fellow hunters on Sunday afternoon, after they failed to return from a hunt on Saturday. Police are concerned for the welfare of the hunters as it is believed they were

A major fire at Awarua, south of Invercargill, is burning through about a thousand hectares of mānuka scrub and peat soils. An image of the fire burning in peat at Awarua, south of Invercargill, on 2 April, 2022.Awarua-Waituna, one of New Zealand’s largest remaining coastal wetland systems, is threa

The Southland Sharks today added three talented youngsters to their 2022 New Zealand National Basketball League roster. 2021 Development Player Ethan Mitchell of Gore returns for a second season with the squad and will be joined by Southland age-group representative Quake Webster and New Zealand Und

Mossburn residents are urged to conserve water immediately. This includes no washing of vehicles and no hosing or gardens or lawns, including hand held. One of the township’s two bores has run dry and the other is producing 4 litres per second. The town is using 4 litres a second and the reservoir i

Firemen are observing a huge vegetation fire in Southland and will send helicopters to battle the burn right off the bat Sunday. Fire Communications shift director Andrew Norris said it was indistinct how the burst, at Awarua Bay, close to Bluff, began, yet police were exploring. “It’s a huge fire c

Showcasing their depth of talent, the MG Mystics proved too classy for an improved Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel with a 67-59 win in Auckland on Saturday. Dominating the middle stages of the match, the Mystics were able to give their full bench court time during the match after building into a pos