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There have been 85 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, with one person now in intensive care, the Health Ministry has confirmed. As the country is in its second day of the Covid-19 lockdown, government officials are providing the latest health and national response updates. Director  General

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the lockdown is running “as smoothly as could be expected at this time”. She said it had been a remarkable feat to keep the streets empty. She has thanked New Zealand’s frontline staff, including doctors, nurses and police, and said they had now been joined by new

As New Zealand moved to alert level four overnight, Southlanders began to wonder whether recycling and rubbish services would continue. Were they classed as “essential services,” or would people need to stockpile their rubbish until the alert level scaled down? According to an Invercargill City Coun

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $8.3 million up for grabs on Saturday night. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night where the jackpot will be $7 million. Lotto First Division will be $1 million on Satu

Invercargill’s deputy mayor has taken the reins as the city’s council takes a novel approach to keep business ticking during the Covid-19 outbreak. Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt is 73 and the majority of the city’s 12 councillors are also over 70 or immuno-compromised. As a result, deputy mayo

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has one simple message for New Zealanders on the eve of an unprecedented lockdown – ‘stay home’. “It will break the chain of transmission and it will save lives,” she said. “You are not alone, you will hear us and see us daily, as we guide New Zealand through [

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has one simple message for New Zealanders on the eve of an unprecedented lockdown – ‘stay home’. “It will break the chain of transmission and it will save lives,” she said. “You are not alone, you will hear us and see us daily, as we guide New Zealand through [

Government officials are giving an update on the the Covid-19 national response, the latest health update, border issues and an essential services update. The country is preparing to go into a full lockdown for alert level 4 from 11.59pm tonight, for a minimum of four weeks. Speakers at today’s medi