A malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a “game changer” in the fight against Covid-19 has been in high demand in New Zealand, leading Pharmac to put restrictions on its use. But the government drug-buying agency says hydroxychloroquine will still be available for DHBs which are now in

Today the Ministry of Health released latest confirmed Covid-19 case numbers for the Southern DHB area. There are now 29 confirmed cases in Clutha/Southland, up two from yesterday 27-COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In-Cluthasouthland Includes-ICC Staff District Health Boards report all new cases to the Min

The Southland Charity Hospital Trust has received a generous $100,000 donation from an unnamed donor, and the timing couldn’t be better. The trust was set up by Blair and Melissa Vining before Blair lost his battle with cancer. The goal was to make sure that Southlanders could access medical care wh

Air New Zealand is slashing its domestic operations in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The national carrier this morning announced only a handful of return services a day will be operating from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson and Dunedin. All other domestic services will be cut when th

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says, Total number of cases in NZ 797, 89 new cases since yesterday. 92 cases have now recovered. 76 new confirmed cases, 13 new cases, no new deaths 13 people are in hospital, two are in I

Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse

The publisher of some of the country’s best known magazines has folded. Bauer Media, which has The Listener, Woman’s Day, New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, North and South and Next, says it’s no longer viable and it’s shut its doors today. Chief executive Brendon Hill said the Covid-19 lockdown has stoppe

Lakes District Hospital was closed yesterday when a second nurse tested positive for the virus. But yesterday (1st April) there was good news with no new cases reported after all of the 83 staff and contractors at the hospital were tested, the results coming back negative. Twenty more results are st