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The fifth annual Try-Whanau Triathlon and Family Festival scheduled for Bluff this weekend has been cancelled. Awarua Whanau Services made the decision to cancel as per Ministry of Health guidelines around the Covid-19 pandemic. “While we were excited about Try-Whānau it’s about keeping whānau safe,

Two Lotto players from Tauranga and Christchurch will be jumping for joy after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Bureta Park in Tauranga and Countdown The Palms in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck this eveni

The world-famous Bluff Oyster Festival is the latest victim of the Coronavirus with the events cancellation. Committe member, Kylie Fowler said, “We will be releasing refund information in the next few days and ask for patience while we finalise the details. The committee met tonight to discuss whet

The Board of Rugby Southland had an extraordinary Board meeting today to discuss the effect of the Covid -19 Virus on the pending Rugby season. The Board considered the a number of scenarios relating to the viability of the game and more importantly the safety of our staff and all players and suppor

Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Invercargill case of Coronavirus, the person returned from overseas and has been quarantined. No need to panic, use common sense and good hygiene practices!! UPDATE: Invercargill’s case is one of eight new cases confirmed by the Ministry on (today) Wednesda

Given the ongoing response to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Country Music Festival Trust has made the difficult decision to cancel the Tussock Country Music Festival 2020 – this includes all events within the official event guide. “The hard-working team behind Tussock Cou

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is cautiously welcoming the Government’s Covid-19 business response package – while also helping coordinate a collaborative regional approach to combat the serious economic impacts being felt, chief executive Sheree Carey says. First and foremost, it was vitally imp

There are three new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield has provided the latest update on the Ministry of Health’s response to Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand. Dr Bloomfield said all three new cas