Watch live: Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gives update on Covid-19 Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving a Covid-19 update. Watch the briefing live here at 1pm: Latest updates:  Bloomfield says there are no new cases in New Zealand for the fifth consecutive day.

Hiya team, here we are just about at the end of May and NZ Music Month is drawing to a close. Let’s go out with three first class crackers. First up Sharon O’Neill with a come-back song from the late 80’s, Danced In The Fire. Here is a kiwi singer songwriter that could’ve and should’ve […]

New life is being breathed into the old Waikiwi Primary School site more than 16 years after it closed. Construction of the brand new Southland Adventist Christian School started before Christmas last year, and was well on track to be completed by the end of 2020. The Bainfield Adventist Charitable

Invercargill business advisor and project manager Bevan Ellis has been appointed to chair an expanded Sport Southland Board. Ellis, who has been a trustee of the regional sports trust since 2018, replaces Steven Kennedy, who passed away earlier this year. “It was a bitter-sweet appointment with Stev

There has now only been three new cases in the past 14 days. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 remains at 1504. The total number of recovered cases is 1461 with only 22 active cases still in New Zealand, Dr Bloomfield said. There are

Well the National Party definitely stole the limelight this week – with the ousting of Simon Bridges, a new party leader and here in the South a new candidate as well. Penny Simmonds looks set to give up her chief executive job at the Southern Institute of Technology after 28 years, as she moves int

Restrictions on movement between Australia’s states will need to be removed before a trans-Tasman bubble can be opened up, the prime minister says. Jacinda Ardern told Morning Report she’s been hesitant about putting a timeline on flights between Australia and New Zealand because it’s not a decision

There will be a 4pm post Cabinet media conference from the Prime Minister and the Director-General of Health. Update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health Speakers at the 4pm post Cabinet media conference: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. latest