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New Zealand venison farmers are being caught out by the Chinese government’s moves to clamp down on the trade of wild meat. The confusion has prompted some processors here to hold off shipping venison to the country. China has been tightening its rules on the trade of wild meat in the wake of the Co

Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health We’ll have a live stream of the media conference here. Watch the daily media conference with government officials and ministers. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are giv

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide updates at 1.00 pm and 1.30 pm today. The level 4 lockdown has ended and New Zealand is now in alert level 3. The country will be in alert level 3 for at least two weeks and Cabinet will reveal what happens next on 11 May. […]

A Bluff restaurant which was at the centre of the country’s largest Covid-19 outbreak is reopening today, as it prepares to move on. A wedding at the Southland town’s Oyster Cove Restaurant has been linked to 98 cases of the virus. From that cluster, 68 people have recovered so far. Oyster Cove dire

While level 3 allows a bit more movement for people, those anticipating a sojourn too far from their neighbourhood still need a very good reason to travel. Here’s the answers to some of your questions: Who is allowed to travel further afield? It’s only a small, elite group. This includes those trave

The success of a mobile app to contact trace Covid-19 cases depends on whether its users can trust their data will be protected, privacy and technology experts say. The Ministry of Health plans to make the voluntary TraceTogether app, developed in Singapore, available in the next fortnight to track

Southlanders who need to drop off household rubbish accumulated during Alert Level 4 can do so from today (Tuesday April 28) as transfer stations throughout the region reopen under Alert Level 3. Senior waste officer Donna Peterson said restrictions and procedures would be put in place to keep every

Fifty-seven Southland and Otago Highland Dancers who were bored and missing their lessons and competitions got together at home and created a unique toilet paper dance! Because, as they say, lockdown is “better when we’re dancing”! The video was put together by Chris Watson from PRO Focus – Photogra