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The business finance guarantee scheme has been broadened by the government in an effort to get more companies to take up lending. The lending, administered by retail banks but 80 percent guaranteed by the Crown, has been increased to a $5 million limit, with the maximum term upped from three to five

An Invercargill couple are over the moon after finding out that they scooped a $5 million share of the $50 million Powerball prize from Saturday’s Must be Won draw. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, had no idea they were sitting on the winning ticket until they visited Collingwood Foodcentre

A building at the Invercargill City Council Parks and Reserves Department HQ on Racecourse Rd  has all but been gutted in a blaze earlier this afternoon. ICC Communications manager Hannah McLeod says all staff on site are well and accounted for. Ms McLeod says the Fire Service have extinguished the

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand and two in the country’s managed isolation and quarantine facilities, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has revealed. The latest from live update: There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Nine are related

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will provide a COVID-19 update at 1.00 pm today.

The National Party wants to establish a Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19 and any other public health threats at the border. Collins has likened the agency to korowai, describing it as a cloak of protection. The agency would be called Te Korowai Whakamaru. Watch the media confe

Health Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are giving a briefing on Covid-19. Among today’s developments, Health Minister Chris Hipkins said alert level 3 restrictions in Auckland are helping get to the bottom of the cluster and the city would not go into level 4.

From the Farming Desk – Good News! A major international competition is coming to the southern regions. New Zealand has been chosen to host The World Ploughing Championships, but we’ll have to wait a bit before it comes around….these championships will be held in 2028. The World Ploughing Champs wil