Health Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Dr Health Ashley Bloomfield are giving a briefing on Covid-19. Air Commodore Darryn Webb, head of managed isolation and quarantine, and Megan Woods, minister in charge of managed isolation, are at the briefing. Watch the media conference here fro

Ensuring our city centre’s heritage buildings are safe just became a little less costly for some building owners, thanks to government funding secured with support from Invercargill City Council. Associate Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Grant Robertson earlier this week announced more than

To mark 30 years of Cancer Society’s Daffodil day, the Queens Park Gala Street Fountains will be coloured a shade of yellow for a week from Monday, August 24. This is the first time the fountains have been used to highlight an event like this. Invercargill City Council Parks Performance Manager Zeal

Details on the financial support for businesses and individuals affected by current alert level restrictions are being outlined by Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Watch the minister’s announcement expected to start about 3pm: Latest from wage subsidy update: Cabinet has agreed to the details of a

Health Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are giving an update on Covid-19 cases in the Auckland cluster and in managed isolation. Latest updates from live stream: Nine new confirmed cases of Covid-19 – all are in the community, Dr Bloomfield said. Seven of th

Jacinda Ardern is making an announcement about whether the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed. #Breaking: election date to be moved to 17th October. The Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland has forced the suspension of political campaigning and prompted calls to postpone

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wants the election delayed, saying there is now no ability to conduct a free and fair election on 19 September. Winston Peters speaks to media on his way to the debating chamber in Parliament, Wellington.Winston Peters has passed on his request to Prime Minist

The Director General of Health is revealing the latest details on the response to the current community outbreak of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Watch a live stream of the media conference here. The Director General of Health is revealing the latest details on the response to the current community outbr