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The National Party wants to establish a Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19 and any other public health threats at the border. Collins has likened the agency to korowai, describing it as a cloak of protection. The agency would be called Te Korowai Whakamaru. Watch the media confe

Health Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are giving a briefing on Covid-19. Among today’s developments, Health Minister Chris Hipkins said alert level 3 restrictions in Auckland are helping get to the bottom of the cluster and the city would not go into level 4.

From the Farming Desk – Good News! A major international competition is coming to the southern regions. New Zealand has been chosen to host The World Ploughing Championships, but we’ll have to wait a bit before it comes around….these championships will be held in 2028. The World Ploughing Champs wil

Health Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Dr Health Ashley Bloomfield are giving a briefing on Covid-19. Air Commodore Darryn Webb, head of managed isolation and quarantine, and Megan Woods, minister in charge of managed isolation, are at the briefing. Watch the media conference here fro

Invercargill Police have today arrested a second offender in relation to the aggravated robbery of the Gladstone Night ‘n Day store on 30 July. The 31-year-old man has been jointly charged with aggravated robbery, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and two thefts. He will appear in t

The lack of testing of staff at the border is extraordinary, a prominent epidemiologist says. Health officials are frantically trying to trace the origin of the Covid-19 cluster in Auckland, which could have come from the border. Otago University Professor Sir David Skegg told Morning Report reports

Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 situation and an elevation to Alert Level 2 severely impacts the delivery of community sport. All Southland community rugby competitions and events from u18 and below (inc. trainings) will not take part under Alert Level 2 or higher this weekend & Monday 17

The Minister of Conservation has appointed five new councillors and a new Chair to the New Zealand Game Animal Council. “Grant Dodson has been appointed Chair of the Game Animal Council and takes over from Don Hammond who has been Chair since the Council was first formed back in 2014,” says Game Ani