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Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Invercargill case of Coronavirus, the person returned from overseas and has been quarantined. No need to panic, use common sense and good hygiene practices!! UPDATE: Invercargill’s case is one of eight new cases confirmed by the Ministry on (today) Wednesda

Given the ongoing response to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Country Music Festival Trust has made the difficult decision to cancel the Tussock Country Music Festival 2020 – this includes all events within the official event guide. “The hard-working team behind Tussock Cou

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is cautiously welcoming the Government’s Covid-19 business response package – while also helping coordinate a collaborative regional approach to combat the serious economic impacts being felt, chief executive Sheree Carey says. First and foremost, it was vitally imp

There are three new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield has provided the latest update on the Ministry of Health’s response to Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand. Dr Bloomfield said all three new cas

Businesses will receive the lion’s share of a $12.1 billion economic rescue package as New Zealand responds to the Covid-19 crisis. Beneficiaries and superannuitants will also get a cash bonus with a permanent increase to main benefit rates and a one-off doubling of the Winter Energy Payment this ye

Southland Relay for Life has been postponed due to the Coronavirus. Southland Cancer Society issued a notice on its Facebook page with the following statement. The Cancer Society takes the health and well-being of our communities seriously. In response to COVID-19 we have decided to postpone Relay F

Warbirds Over Wanaka has been cancelled by orgaisers, due to the Coronavirus. A statement was published on the Warbirds Over Wanaka website. Read it below. WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW – CANCELLED 15 March 2020 – by mandy deans The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Warbirds Airshow, Warbir

Air New Zealand has placed itself into a trading halt today to allow it time to more fully assess the operational and financial impacts of global travel restrictions. It says it is further reducing capacity across its network as a result of the impact of Covid-19 on travel demand. It says the long h