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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

For adult store CocoBella, Covid-19 has given owner Tracey Stenhouse a chance for a fresh new look. A week before lockdown a massive wind storm ripped the front signage off the building, but unfortunately the ‘big lady on top’ wasn’t harmed. Having been subject to public criticism for her taste in s

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Speakers: Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. A livestream of the update will be available on this page later today. Live Updates: There are no new cases of Covid-19 today, but one probable case h

A famous song from 1961 by The Tokens has made Invercargill’s WellSouth team YouTube stars. Making a Covid-19 dance video out of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ – the community-based assessment centre (CBAC) has proven you can still move in the restrictive PPE gear. Lyrics were written by Helen Ramsay and

A state-of-the-art manikin and a multi-service team of medical professionals are proving invaluable in Southern DHB’s fight against COVID-19. Led by Southern DHB Emergency Department consultant and Otago Clinical Skills Laboratories Director Dr Ohad Dar and Otago Clinical Skills Laboratories Clinica

Intensive care units at Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals would have been overwhelmed before the end of this month if the worst-case scenario for Covid-19 had played out. And their wards would have been maxed out soon after, according to new modelling figures released by the Southern District Healt

Cabinet has approved the fast tracking of large shovel ready projects, largely by-passing the Resource Management Act. The announcement this morning, from Environment Minister David Parker, comes as the government continues to identify projects which could be begin sooner with a large injection of p

Even if New Zealanders vote to legalise cannabis in this year’s planned referendum, they will not be allowed to purchase edible products right away. The final legislation – to be considered by the public – has been published this morning and outlines a phased approach to making the drug legal. Only