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Covid-19: PM praises efforts, some 'idiots' still out there

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says NZ seems to have avoided the exponential growth in Covid-19 cases that has hit other countries, but is urging Kiwis to stick to lockdown rules. There are now 1039 cases, including 9 new ones in the South.

ATV crashes after short pursuit in Caversham

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An all-terrain-style vehicle with a roll cage was damaged after a crash and a short police pursuit in Dunedin.
Australia urges Kiwis without support to go home

Australia's government is advising New Zealanders living there without means of support to go home.
Nomad at risk of ‘falling in love’

Spending an unexpected four weeks in lockdown in Wanaka is placing one nomadic traveller at risk of "falling in love" with the town and wanting to stay.

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

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Two people are reported to have moderate injuries after a two-car crash in Invercargill.
Covid-19: Seven new lockdown rules

Covid-19: Seven new lockdown rules

A new health notice has been issued, leaving no doubt about what Kiwis can and cannot do in lockdown.
Website aims to cut down long supermarket lines

Website aims to cut down long supermarket lines

Long supermarket lines are becoming a fact of life under the lockdown but a Dunedin computer engineer thinks he has created a simple solution.

dunedin

Concern for interests of vulnerable people

Law reform is needed to better protect the interests of some older people who are separated from their loved ones during the pandemic lockdown, a Dunedin lawyer says.

Hospital still being built, Clark says

Hospital still being built, Clark says

The turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will delay but not deter the Government from building a new Dunedin Hospital, Health Minister David Clark says.
Production of shields stepped up

Production of shields stepped up

Doctors are praising a team of Dunedin residents for offering them an extra level of security during the Covid-19 pandemic.
$25m school property sales

$25m school property sales

More than $25million was made from the sale of school land and buildings in Otago and Southland over the past decade, Land Information New Zealand data shows.

'This is not the big one'

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Paul Coleman, of England, was nearing the end of a two-year, round-the-world cycling tour when...

Nomad at risk of ‘falling in love’

Spending an unexpected four weeks in lockdown in Wanaka is placing one nomadic traveller at risk of "falling in love" with the town and wanting to stay.

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

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Two people are reported to have moderate injuries after a two-car crash in Invercargill.
Famously scenic Arcadia Station sold

Famously scenic Arcadia Station sold

A Queenstown farmer has bought a scenic rural property near Glenorchy, famous as a setting for TV commercials and films like The Lord of the Rings, for an undisclosed price.
WDC approves $2.5m for sludge removal

WDC approves $2.5m for sludge removal

A $2.5million budget has been approved for the urgent removal of sludge from four of the Waitaki District Council’s wastewater ponds.

Rugby Chat: Loyalty was key factor for Joseph

National

Covid-19: PM praises efforts, some 'idiots' still out there

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Hundreds of police officers in isolation

Hundreds of police officers in isolation

Hundreds of New Zealand's police - 6% of the organisation - are in self-isolation.
Australia urges Kiwis without support to go home

Australia urges Kiwis without support to go home

Australia's government is advising New Zealanders living there without means of support to go home.
Covid-19: Seven new lockdown rules

Covid-19: Seven new lockdown rules

A new health notice has been issued, leaving no doubt about what Kiwis can and cannot do in lockdown.

Business

Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo: NZ Herald

Govt to bolster MSD for likely benefit numbers spike

The Government is bolstering the Ministry of Social Development to prepare it for the coming wave of new jobless New Zealanders applying for the benefit.

KiwiSaver’s big flaw: not enough advice for savers

KiwiSaver’s big flaw: not enough advice for savers

Sticking with your Plan is the only way to manage the Covid-19 crash in investments, whether they be in KiwiSaver funds or in personalised portfolios.
Website aims to cut down long supermarket lines

Website aims to cut down long supermarket lines

Long supermarket lines are becoming a fact of life under the lockdown but a Dunedin computer engineer thinks he has created a simple solution.
Harbour Fish presses for exemption

Harbour Fish presses for exemption

Otago fishmonger Harbour Fish is arguing it should be allowed to open its storefront, with strict controls in place to protect from the spread of Covid-19.

Food & Wine

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Don’t risk injury by shuttling, riders told

It is nothing but "pure selfishness" to cycle jumps, rocks and drops during lockdown, the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club says.

Famously scenic Arcadia Station sold

Famously scenic Arcadia Station sold

A Queenstown farmer has bought a scenic rural property near Glenorchy, famous as a setting for TV commercials and films like The Lord of the Rings, for an undisclosed price.
Young Queenstown man tested positive after drinks with mates

Young Queenstown man tested positive after drinks with mates

The weekend before the country went into lockdown, a group of mates in Queenstown got together at a friend's house for some quiet drinks.
KJet on stand-by for rescues

KJet on stand-by for rescues

They normally stand ready to knock the socks off of any thrill-seeker on Shotover River, but KJet Queenstown crews are now only on stand-by for rescues.

Resilient

Wakatipu Beech Seedling Project manager Hilary Lennox, of Ahika Consulting Ltd, on site above the...

Seeds of hope

As our climate and ecological crises deepen, attention has been turning to viable and efficient ways to restore natural ecosystems. Maureen Howard talks to volunteers restoring native beech forest to slopes of Wakatipu Basin.

Leading the charge

Leading the charge

Local leadership on climate change is starting at the top, writes Tom McKinlay.
Right size for a full life

Right size for a full life

Dunedin is home to a small but growing number of apartments. Kim Dungey talks to a couple who own one of them and who enjoy living with less.
An art to profit us all

An art to profit us all

The icons of a politically charged environmental spirituality are taking to the street, writes Tom McKinlay.

sport

Governing body cancels all national tournaments

Hockey has been whacked across the sideline.

Volts using ground hits short circuit

Volts using ground hits short circuit

Delays in upgrading the drainage at the University of Otago cricket ground could mean the Volts eleven will be forced to spend most of their playing seasons outside their home town.
European football looking at restart dates

European football looking at restart dates

European football is focusing restarting in July and August.
Player pay cuts on way

Player pay cuts on way

The fortnightly payments for the country’s premier netball players are set to take a hit.

Rural Life

Qhawe Sibanda delivers essential Holy Cow milk to Taste Nature in Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

No spilt milk during lockdown

Last Friday looked "bleak" for Holy Cow.

Meatworks close for virus precautions

Meatworks close for virus precautions

Covid-19 cases related to the Bluff wedding cluster have led to the closing of a deer meatworks and the partial closure of another plant, both near Invercargill.
Diversity valued as business strength

Diversity valued as business strength

A qualified artificial insemination technician and former builder were named the winners of the 2020 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year.
Opinion: Meat workers fight battle in small towns

Opinion: Meat workers fight battle in small towns

Meat processing workers are among the heroes in our community, writes Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

Life & style

Is DIY in your DNA?

Lockdown can too easily lead to hare-brained schemes. Bruce Munro talks to a range of experts about what you should NOT attempt at home during the next few weeks, plus a few better ideas for filling those free days.

Modern touch in classic villa

Modern touch in classic villa

Vintage finds sit alongside contemporary art and hand-blown glass in this Dunedin villa. Kim Dungey reports.
A bug worth catching

A bug worth catching

There are only so many cat videos you can watch. So why not read a book? asks Tom McKinlay. Novelist, poet and Landfall editor Emma Neale sheds some light on how to go about it.
Helping them understand

Helping them understand

Messages we give children need to be factual and have a positive focus around family management of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Ian Munro.

Southland

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

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Two people are reported to have moderate injuries after a two-car crash in Invercargill.

Museum board meets remotely for update

Museum board meets remotely for update

A video meeting was held on Thursday afternoon for members of the Southland Museum & Art Gallery Trust Board Incorporated to be updated on how things were tracking during lockdown.
Continuity of study monitored, remote options engaged

Continuity of study monitored, remote options engaged

The first Southern Institute of Technology Subsidiary Board meeting was held yesterday via videoconference, with directors learning the impact of Covid-19 on students’ learning.
Children win Lego prizes for drawing

Children win Lego prizes for drawing

Two lucky Fiordland children will be able to spend the rest of lockdown with a brand new set of Lego building block toys after winning a community drawing competition.

Trump: 'Going to be a lot of death' in US

Trump: 'Going to be a lot of death' in US

President Donald Trump has told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days, as the country faces what he called the toughest two weeks of the pandemic.
Queen to make rare broadcast to rally nation

Queen to make rare broadcast to rally nation

The Queen will call on Britons to show the same resolve as their forebears and take on the challenge caused by Covid-19 with good-humoured resolve when she makes a rare address to rally the nation.
Labour turns page on socialism with Starmer new leader

Labour turns page on socialism with Starmer new leader

Keir Starmer has been elected as the leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, pledging to bring an end to years of bitter infighting and to work with the government to contain the raging...

Opinion

Health Minister David Clark addresses the Epidemic Response Select Committee. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Southern Say: Epidemic committee proves its worth

It's Parliament Jim, but not as we know it.

Bahama Islands prosper

Bahama Islands prosper

Prohibition in the United States, which caused enormous quantities of liquor to descend almost like an avalanche upon the city of Nassau, in the Bahama Islands, has transformed the Bahama...
Readers lose as magazine owners flee

Readers lose as magazine owners flee

The economic turbulence unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic has always been expected to claim business as well as human casualties.
Solitude can be eye-opening

Solitude can be eye-opening

Put down your smartphone and embrace all that is out there, writes Adam Dodds.

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