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The leaders of New Zealand and Australia have agreed to ease travel restrictions between the two countries as soon as it is safe to do so. Ardern yesterday announced she had accepted Australian leader Scott Morrison’s invitation to video call into his ministerial Cabinet meeting today. It was the fi

Watch the daily media conference with government officials and ministers. The daily COVID-19 media conference with officials will start at 1pm.   Live update details: There are no new cases to report today. In addition, one case that had been classified as probable, has been confirmed to not be Covi

The Epidemic Response Committee will today hear from early childhood centres, schools, principals and tertiary institutions. Watch the Epidemic Response Committee meeting here at 10am:   Speaking at the meeting will be Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds, the New Zealand Principal

For weeks the country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors. But with economic pressure growing the government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand’s entire bubble to Australia. That idea prompted Australian leader Scott Morrison to ask Prime Mini

Great South – Southland’s regional development agency, is urging the Government to allow interregional travel from Alert Level 2 sooner than later. Chief executive Graham Budd said because of the region’s geographical location and low resident population, it was already disadvantaged, and further de

It’s almost a case of deja-vu for Wrens Decorating – having to close its doors temporarily for the second time in 10 years. Now back operating under level 3, owners Dean and Shelley Todd have been reflecting on the lessons of Covid-19 and the big snow dump in 2010. “What we have learnt is that […]

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today, for the sixteenth consecutive day. The region’s total remains 216, with nine active cases, 205 now recovered and two deceased. Total number of cases in Southern as of 4th May (confirmed and probable). 9 are ac

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided an update following the Cabinet meeting this afternoon. “My message remains the same … stay the course. We cannot afford to squander the good work to date when our end goal is close and within reach,” Ardern said. A week from today, on 11 May, Cabinet will deci