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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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives address to nation on the Covid-19 response. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a four-level Covid-19 alert system and asked people to stop non-essential travel. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a four-level Covid-19 alert system and asked peopl

The new cases bring the total to 53 confirmed, and four probable. The locations of the new cases are; four in Wellington, one in Taranaki, three in Auckland, one in Waikato, one in Taupō, one in Manawatu and two in Nelson. Three of NZ’s confirmed cases are in hospital and all are a stable condition.

The government will provide up to $900 million in loans to Air New Zealand to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 virus. The airline will be able to call on the loan if its cash reserves fall below certain levels over the next two years. The government will have the ability to turn the loan […]

The Southland Chamber of Commerce chairman Neil McAra has identified himself as the first case of Covid-19 in Southland. The Southern District Health Board last night issued a list of places Mr McAra had been, where there was a low risk others could have contracted Covid-19 by coming into contact wi