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New Zealand coworking industry association, Coworking Aotearoa, is welcoming the return of coworking in Level 2, saying it will help boost businesses and support local economies. The members of Coworking Aotearoa, a Facebook group of over 200 coworking owners and managers, have been supporting each

Health funding of $78.9 million is heading south after the Budget 2020 announcement. Over four years this will provide the Southern District Health Board with an extra $315.5 million to meet the needs of residents in the DHB catchment – which includes Invercargill, Fiordland, Queenstown Lakes, Centr

The government will unveil the 2020 Budget at 2pm today. This year’s Budget will be focussed on the response to Covid-19. It’s titled ‘Rebuilding Together’ and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signalled that it will have a strong emphasis on creating jobs. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said the

The Southern district is probably at its lowest point of risk of Covid-19 since the first case was reported, medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack said today. Testing of more than 2,500 asymptomatic people, all with negative results, has given assurance that there is no community transmission. Dr

Live: David Clark, Ashley Bloomfield announcement on funerals, tangihanga Health Minister David Clark and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are making an announcement about the rules for tangihanga and funerals. They are expected to speak at 3.30pm. #Breaking: From tomorrow, funeral direc

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Updates from livestream The total number of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1497. 94 percent of cases are now recovered. There are still just two people receiving hospital level care, neither are in ICU

Invercargill City Council is delighted to be able to welcome customers back into its offices, facilities, and places people love to visit at Alert Level 2, albeit with some changes in place. Splash Palace, Invercargill Public Library, Bluff Service Centre, and the Civic Administration Building will

District Health Boards are to get an extra $3.92 billion over four years and a one-off $282.5m to catch up on elective surgery after the Covid-19 disruption. In a pre-Budget announcement this morning the government said the additional funding would deliver about 153,000 more surgeries and procedures