Work and Income appears to have spent decades wrongly advising some benefit applicants that they cannot get support until their redundancy has run out. Work and Income admitted on Friday it had made an error after it rejected the benefit claim of Mary, an Auckland hotel worker, due to her Covid-19 r

It’s a buyers market in real estate with more young people taking advantage of low interest rates in the wake of Covid-19. Trade Me has reported a nearly 40% spike in those between 18 and 29 browsing listings, but in Invercargill that age group has been the strongest demographic for years anyway. Th

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today. The region’s total remains 216, with four active cases, 210 now recovered and two deceased. In the Southern district it has now been 27 days since a new case was reported.

It’s Thursday and the Covid Lockdown shackles are off, well not fully off but have certainly been relaxed. Many Southerners have taken advantage of the many click and collect offerings that became available at level 3. But from today it’s shopping nearly as we knew it before Covid-19 darkened our do

New Zealand coworking industry association, Coworking Aotearoa, is welcoming the return of coworking in Level 2, saying it will help boost businesses and support local economies. The members of Coworking Aotearoa, a Facebook group of over 200 coworking owners and managers, have been supporting each

Hiya team….well we’re in alert level 2 now. A relief to be able to go out and about again and enjoy some of the simple things in life although in some cases with a bit of a twist. Anyway we continue our voyage of discovery or re discovery of some timeless kiwi gems and celebrate […]

Health funding of $78.9 million is heading south after the Budget 2020 announcement. Over four years this will provide the Southern District Health Board with an extra $315.5 million to meet the needs of residents in the DHB catchment – which includes Invercargill, Fiordland, Queenstown Lakes, Centr

The government will unveil the 2020 Budget at 2pm today. This year’s Budget will be focussed on the response to Covid-19. It’s titled ‘Rebuilding Together’ and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signalled that it will have a strong emphasis on creating jobs. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said the