Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is giving an update on Covid-19. Yesterday New Zealand recorded one new case of Covid-19, of a man in his 60s who is in quarantine after arriving from Pakistan, which brought the number of confirmed and probable cases to 1507. There were three three activ

H&J Smith today confirmed it will close its Dunedin department store on 30 January 2021, as well as the Armoury Store which operates in the Wall St precinct. Earlier this month, the company confirmed the closure of its Te Anau and Balclutha stores, the downsizing of its Gore store and the closure of

A member of the public was also hit by a vehicle after police performed a routine traffic stop at around 10.30am on Reynella Drive in Massey. The offender has fled the scene in a vehicle and police say they have a large presence actively searching for the offender. St John Ambulance says three patie

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward following a serious crash in Invercargill on Wednesday 17 June. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Morton and Centre Streets about 4pm. Two cars were involved in the crash – a red Toyota Echo and a dark green Nissan Maxima. An 86-yea

The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, Game Animal Council, and Department of Conservation (DOC) are partnering to provide 18,000kg of free-range wild Fiordland venison to New Zealand foodbanks and families in need. Each year the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, working with DOC, conducts a deer cull in Fiord

Air New Zealand has told the NZ sharemarket that it expects an underlying loss of up to $120 million for the financial year to 30 June. Air New Zealand planes parked up at Auckland Airport during the Covid-19 pandemic.Air In an update on its earnings expectations, the company said the recent move to

The Invercargill Licensing Trust recorded a $1.4 million loss during April as a result of Covid-19, reporting a 55% decline in sales compared to the same time last year. But total sales for the year were still 1.5% higher than last year – up $1.3 million to $93.2 million. In a report was submitted a

The revelation two sisters with Covid-19 were released from isolation to travel from Auckland to Wellington to visit a dying parent has exposed “unacceptable” flaws in the system. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday said the situation was an unacceptable failure of the system and she appointed a