Locking down a sanctuary
Orokonui Ecosanctuary is facing its biggest challenge yet, writes Elton Smith.
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Rugby Chat: Irish imports wait for season to re-start
In the latest episode of Rugby Chat 2020, Otago Daily Times rugby correspondent Paul Dwyer talks with Ireland imports Jack Regan (Dunedin) and Alan Bennie (Harbour) who moved to Dunedin in the hope of playing Dunedin Premier Club Rugby in 2020.
Active cases in South fall to 31
One patient continues to struggle in Dunedin Hospital as the number of active cases in the South dropped to 31 yesterday.
Sea wall repairs under way
Damage to the seawall on St Clair Beach is urgently being repaired by the Dunedin City Council after large swells battered the beach last Thursday night.
300 supermarket shoppers to be swabbed in Q'town
About 300 people at a Queenstown supermarket are being swabbed for sentinel testing to examine whether there has been community transmission in the resort or not.
Big queues for flu vaccine
A Mosgiel doctor says the "crazy" reaction to the arrival of a batch of flu vaccines at his medical centre yesterday showed how anxious people were about Covid-19.
Help news media, Govt told
The Government needs to take immediate action to help media companies struggling to stay afloat in the wake of plummeting advertising revenue, the Epidemic Response Committee has been told.
MoH looking into possible Covid-19 death at Invercargill home
An Invercargill man may have become the first person in New Zealand to die of Covid-19 at home.
Few try to leave town for getaway
Police are pleased with the behaviour of southern motorists so far over the long weekend.
Baldwin St reclaims steepest street title
After an uphill battle, Dunedin's Baldwin St has reclaimed its world record.