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Essential businesses, and those that support them, will continue to provide the necessities of life for everyone in New Zealand. This means food, medicine, healthcare, energy, fuel, waste-removal, internet and financial support will continue to be available. What are essential businesses? Entities a

The government has outlined details of its national response to Covid-19 as the nation prepares to go into lockdown. Earlier today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the country would go into alert level four – and a full national lockdown – in the next 48 hours. All of Government Controller J

New Zealand’s Covid-19 coronavirus alert level has risen to level three, and after 48 hours it will go to level four. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said “We are facing the potential for devastating impacts from this virus… but we do have a small window to get ahead of it”. “Now is the time to put […

Ministry of Health gives latest Covid-19 update The Ministry of Health is addressing the media on the latest Covid-19 developments in New Zealand. Ministry of Health reiterates the two cases which could be community transmission are in the Wairarapa and Auckland. There are still two which are being

Latest update from Ministry of Health Director-General Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving the latest Covid-19 update at a media event in Wellington. Two cases were announced yesterday where community transmission can not be ruled out, and there is still not a firm link to overseas travel. NZ has a total

It will be a night to remember for one lucky Strike player from Ruakaka after winning $1 million with Strike Four in tonight’s Strike Must Be Won draw. The winning ticket was sold at Sweet Gifts in Ruakaka. Ruakaka is a small town in the north of New Zealand approximately 30 kilometres south of Whan

Watch Sam Chui get the first-hand experience of how airliners are cleaned and disinfected between flights. Last week, I was shown by Etihad Airways how they clean and disinfect their Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Abu Dhabi. The cleaning crew and I changed into Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) outfit c

Invercargill City Council has also decided to close Splash Palace and its libraries at the end of business today. It is understood Southland District Council will make a decision about its area offices and libraries this afternoon. UPDATED:  Release from ICC Splash Palace, along with Invercargill an