Business and the economy will be the main focus of today’s Epidemic Response Committee meeting. Infectious diseases expert Dr Ayesha Verrall, Xero’s founder Rod Drury, KPMG global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot, Agribusiness leader Traci Houpapa, researcher and writer Max Rashbrooke and NZ Initi

The race for fast food and delivery chains to get ready in time for Tuesday’s rush is on – each store putting the work in to get their fridges fully stocked, their workspaces safe, and their deliveries up and running. With such anticipation building up, people are being told to be prepared that thei

UPDATE: 12 noon, Very sad to report the Invercargill woman Jocelyn Finlayson died overnight in the ICU unit Dunedin Hospital after battling Covid-19, our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time. An Invercargill woman fighting for her life – and five of her family members – still do

Six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours in New Zealand, with one more death confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the six new cases – all confirmed cases – are related to travel or connected to existing clusters. “The new combined total of new and

Banks should provide more backing for small and medium sized businesses as they bear the brunt of the economic impact of Covid-19, the finance minister says. Robertson agreed on Morning Report that SMEs are like the infantry on the frontline taking a hammering during the current lockdown. He said th

Spark is on track to meet its full-year profit expectations, despite the closure of its retail stores and a significant drop in mobile roaming services as a result of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The telecommunications and digital services company said underlying profit was expected to be between

Some migrant workers in Queenstown have been stranded without pay for weeks, the Salvation Army says. The resort town is grappling with thousands of workers who have limited or no income after the tourism industry ground to a halt. More than 5000 requests for welfare have already been made to the di

Invercargill hardware retailer E Hayes and Sons is 100% committed to the Government’s lockdown restrictions in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and have closed their Dee Street store accordingly. However, following the Governments recent easing of restrictions regarding the supply of approve