There will be little change for the country’s sports people no matter what level you compete at when the alert level for Covid-19 moves from 4 to 3 next week. Sport New Zealand has issued guidelines on what can and can’t be done at level 3. Sport New Zealand chief executive Peter Miskimmin said movi

On Tuesday 21st April at approximately 2.30pm, a body was discovered in the Clutha River, Otanomomo, by a member of the public. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident. A scene examination took place and after formal identification, Police have released the man’s name. He was Reec

Households around the country watching copious amounts of children’s TV at present may have noticed a new song and video called ‘Magic in Me’. Suzy Cato used the animated video last week, where she appears as presenter on the new educational channel designed for NZ in lockdown, Home Learning | Papa

A New Zealand scientist has created the compound which is now a front runner as a treatment option for Covid-19. Meanwhile a group of scientists have asked the government for funding, so that when an anti-viral treatment drug becomes available, New Zealand can manufacture it here. Without a vaccine

New Zealand’s most successful track cyclist Eddie Dawkins has announced his retirement from the sport. The 30-year-old from Invercargill was part of the New Zealand men’s team sprint combination with Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster, which won three world championship titles, an Olympic silver medal a

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay are providing an update on the Covid-19 situation and the government’s response. Watch the briefing live here at 1pm: There are five new cases, two confirmed, three probable. The total of cases is 1456. One of the new

As Southland prepares to move to Alert level 3, the initial regional economic impact of COVID-19 upon Southland businesses is being assessed. Southland’s Regional Development Agency, Great South, is coordinating the region’s business and economic response to COVID-19, which has included establishing

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Kris Faafoi is announcing the first stage of support initiatives for the media sector. Faafoi has announced a package worth $50 million which will be deployed to help the media industry get through the Covid-19 pandemic. The intent of the pa