The All of Government Covid-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Today’s speakers will be Minister of Finance, Hon Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health, Dr Caroline McElnay. Watch the live stream from 1pm. https://youtu.be/vnTIg6G75KM

National is pushing for struggling businesses to be offered GST cash refunds of up to $100,000 as part of its alternative plan to salve the economic damage caused by Covid-19. The proposal stands in contrast to the government’s scheme for small businesses unveiled last week which offers 12-month int

The global tech giant announced today that it would establish its first datacentre region in New Zealand. In a statement, Microsoft said the New Zealand datacenter region will be the latest addition to its global datacenter footprint. It has 60 datacentre regions worldwide with its Microsoft Azure c

Many tributes were paid to outgoing Chairman Of The Board, Jeff Walker, at the recent Southland Football AGM as he was farewelled after a contribution to the administration of the sport that began in 1998. Walker stood down at the meeting as Nick Hamlin took over as the incoming Chairman. Walker, or

Today the Government revealed details on how living in level 2 will look like. Below are all the details on what or what’s not allowed in level 2 Moving to Alert Level 2 We’ve united against Covid-19 and by continuing to work together we can earn the opportunity to move to Alert Level 2. When […]

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Speakers: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield Live Updates: Dr Ashley Bloomfield has announced one new confirmed case. He says the person – who tested positive – was a

Our thoughts naturally are with those who are losing their jobs and businesses as a result of this crisis. But we also need to acknowledge that not everything or everybody will come out of this worse off. So, in the email containing my Tony’s View of last Thursday, I invited people to give me their

Today’s Epidemic Response Committee meeting will focus on sports and the impact that Covid-19 is having on the sector. Speaking at the meeting will be Netball NZ chief executive Jenny Wyllie, Warriors chief executive Cameron George, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddi, Sport Fishing Council pre