The Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay will provide a COVID-19 update at 1.00 pm today. The Government is to provide interest free loans for a year to small businesses affected by Covid-19. The Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme will provide assist

Community Trust South has today announced the appointment of Trish Boyle as the new Chair of Community Trust South. Trish takes over the Trust’s role of Chair from Penny Simmonds effective from 1 May 2020, Penny’s term as Trustee is due to finish at the end of May 2020. Lindsay Wright will remain as

Hiya team….and what a cracking day it is, well as I write this it is, lets hope it continues. Another couple of first class crackers to wind up LockDown Live. First up a song that’s taken on a life of its own, Journey’s  Don’t Stop Believing, from the days when Steve Perry was the voice […]

ANZ has reported a sharp fall in first half profit as its costs increased and it put aside more for the negative impact of the looming economic downturn. The country’s biggest bank’s net profit for the six months ended March was $789 million, compared with $1.1 billion a year ago. Lending and deposi

Harness racing is due to return in the south with ten race meetings scheduled to be held at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill between 30 May and 30 July. The meetings will be dual code events held in conjunction with the Southland Greyhound Racing Club and all the meetings during this period will b

Potential for more aquaculture in Tasman and Golden Bays, and in Northland, Southland and the Coromandel has triggered growth in one of the New Zealand’s largest aquaculture consultancies. Top of the South Island-based Aquaculture Direct has sold 50 percent of the company to Auckland-based sustainab

New Zealand has reported just three new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the 12th day in a row the increase has remained in single digits. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said seven people are in hospital, but none are in intensive care. Dr Bloomfield said there was now a to

The southbound lane of Bluff Road between Awarua Siding Road and Stanley Township Road was temporarily closed this afternoon after a crash involving a tractor and truck. According to a St John spokesperson, the accident at around 4.40pm resulted in one person being taken to Southland Hospital with m