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

A new agriculture redeployment programme through the Southern Institute of Technology’s rural campus (Telford), has quickly filled a gap in the rural contracting sector. The programme was introduced in June in response to the post-lockdown job market, and to help fill employment needs in the rural s

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

The Game Animal Council is welcoming Conservation Week and highlighting the great conservation and community-led volunteer work done by hunters through the ‘Hunters for Conservation’ #huntingisconservation badge. “Hunters spend a lot of time in our remote areas and are extremely passionate about con

An online programme to enhance positive interactions between pigs and stockpeople and minimise handling-related stress in pigs is being adopted across New Zealand’s pork sector. The ProHand Pigs Stockperson training course, developed by the Animal Welfare Science Centre at the University of Melbourn

Fonterra is pleased to confirm the appointment of Teh-han Chow to the role of Chief Executive Officer, Greater China. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says since December 2019, Teh-han has been at the helm in an acting capacity, overseeing the Co-op’s overall Greater China business, including Ingredients,

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.