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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

We’re one step closer to Level 2, but it will take businesses time to work out how these new restrictions will impact them and their customers. In the hospitality industry, restaurants could host up to 100 people, but the logistics of how that would work with social distancing was not yet clear. The

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

Invercargill businesses are itching to have their doors properly open again, but have been happy with the support from their loyal customers. There has been no break for Petsmart.nz owner Graeme Lewis who has been filling online orders since lockdown, but even so, his business is 75% down on normal,

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, none in the Southern region now for 21 consecutive days. Total number of cases in Southern as of 09 May 2020: 216 (confirmed and probable). 8 are active cases, 206 now recovered and two deceased. The most recent case in the Sou

We hear you, Southland building industry We’ve been hearing a lot of frustration in the building community in the past week as work resumed under Alert Level 3. There’s been an expectation that our building team would have been able to deal with your consent applications as fast as they came in. We’

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today, for the twentieth consecutive day. The region’s total remains 216, with seven active cases, 207 now recovered and two deceased. Great news bring on level 2 and beyond announcement on Monday. Let’s do this!   M

A single venue will be used when the ANZ Netball Premiership resumes under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and it’s likely to be in Auckland. The government confirmed today that professional sport will be able to resume when the country moves into Alert Level 2, so long as the necessary public health measure