Laura Smith

Lack of details raises support workers’ fears

Lack of details raises support workers’ fears

Workers in home support services are concerned they are compromising their lockdown bubbles when caring for clients without knowing if they could have been exposed to Covid-19.

AOS called to address in Invercargill

Police pursued the alleged burglars of Liquorland Lincoln after they were spotted in Shirley...

AOS called to address in Invercargill

Police, and an Armed Offenders Squad, were sent to an Invercargill address last night after receiving a report of a person with a firearm.

Different ways to share culture

Different ways to share culture

Tropical butterflies and other creatures in the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest continue to be cared for during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown.

Self-isolation takes on extra meaning

Self-isolation takes on extra meaning

Isolated in more than one way, about 100 people are seeing out the Level 4 lockdown period in Milford Sound.

Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill

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.

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.

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.

Skinks shifted to enhance survival

A 1g skink named Tiny Tim is proof of a nationally critical species’ translocation success in...

Skinks shifted to enhance survival

Weighing only one gram, Tiny Tim — a Te Kakahu skink — is living proof of a nationally critical species’ translocation success.

Precautions didn't make a 'jot of difference' - Bluff venue owner

Twenty-two Covid-19 cases are linked to a wedding held in Bluff in March. PHOTO: ALLIED PRESS...

Precautions didn't make a 'jot of difference' - Bluff venue owner

The owner of a Bluff restaurant at the centre of a Covid-19 cluster says the 70 wedding guests were from out of town, and all staff present now had to self-isolate.

Crucial jobs only for sweep

Extreme Clean Chimney Clean founder Jay McPhee out on a job this week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Crucial jobs only for sweep

A blackberry bush is not commonly grown in a chimney, but the unusual growing space was the cause of a chimney fire in the South recently.

Second Te Anau case linked to Hereford Conference

A second Covid-19 case has been confirmed in Te Anau this morning by a local doctor, who says it is not due to community transmission, but linked to the World Hereford Conference.A Fiordland...

Te Anau case of Covid-19 confirmed

The 240-lot Lakes Estate development on the Te Anau delta has seen a large population increase in...

Te Anau case of Covid-19 confirmed

The Te Anau community have been advised of a confirmed Covid-19 case in the town by a local doctor this morning.

Invercargill avoids ‘prohibition’

Invercargill residents will still be able to buy alcohol during lockdown as the city’s supply is managed within a licensing trust area.

Company offers to 3-D print ventilator parts during Level 4

FI Innovations sales and marketing manager Carl Johnston stands next to the 3-D printer capable...

Company offers to 3-D print ventilator parts during Level 4

As the country prepares to enter Alert Level 4, one Invercargill manufacturing company is asking to be able to work to produce in-demand hospital equipment.

Service station going contactless

RD Petroleum Lakeside Service Centre owner-operator Diane Holmes models the business’ home-made measure to ensure contactless transactions.

Community Covid response group to provide help

Waiau River at Rainbow Reach. Photo Supplied

Community Covid response group to provide help

Stepping up in a time of crisis is a task Fiordlanders are used to, the region’s community board chairwoman says.

Wind power project contractor to be decided

Backers of the proposal are now asking for a single turbine to be allowed.

Wind power project contractor to be decided

Powering on, Southland district councillors are set to decide their choice of contractor for the pre-development stage of the Stewart Island wind power project.

Invercargill high schools warned after parent tests positive

Invercargill high schools warned after parent tests positive

The parent of two students at Southland Boys' High School and Southland Girls' High School has tested positive with coronavirus.

Possible contact locations in Invercargill listed

The company's office in Invercargill. Photo: Laura Smith

Possible contact locations in Invercargill listed

The SDHB has listed possible contact locations in Invercargill after the southern city's first Covid-19 case was confirmed today.

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