University of Otago professor and epidemiologist Sir David Skegg says clusters, which are made up of about 300 cases, should be classed as community transmission

In a series of short videos Toitū Otago Settlers Museum curator Seán Brosnahan shares the stories of Otago and Dunedin's past. In the second episode Brosnahan looks at the arrival of Thomas Burns and his family to the fledgeling settlement.

Dunedin Hospital has boosted its capacity to manage intensive care patients with Covid-19 as cases in the South climb.

Former Dunedin music producer Brendan Hoffman has lived in New York for more than five years and says his adopted home has changed significantly in recent weeks. Cases of Covid 19 are spiralling upwards in the United States, with New York City the hardest hit.