Wellington man who died linked to Bluff wedding

A man has died of coronavirus at Wellington Regional Hospital.

A man in his 80s who died in Wellington on Friday was connected to a wedding in Bluff now linked to 86 coronavirus cases.

Tourism operators: Double standards for DOC

The Deep Cove Charters boat which owner Chris Lemin is worried about as it remains moored at Deep Cove during the ...

A group of Fiordland tourism operators are worried about their boats and are also frustrated by a DOC visit to remote Deep Cove during lockdown.

Weather: snow predicted for the south

Snow is expected to affect high inland roads in Otago and Canterbury on Monday. (File photo)

The run of golden lockdown weather is about to come to an end.

SDHB unsure of PPE supply

Dr Nigel Millar says there is some evidence that masks can stop asymptomatic patients from spreading the virus.

SDHB chief medical officer Nigel Millar says he hasn't been able to get a clear idea of the security of PPE supply.

Police, AOS at Invercargill incident

Police and AOS attended an incident in Newbie St, Invercargill.

Police and an Armed Offenders Squad attended an incident on Newbie St, Invercargill.

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Some bloomin' lovely news

Jocelyn Dobson, right, and Southland Rose Society president Ngaire Robertson dressed up for a fun night at a Rose ...

 A Southlander has received the Frank Penn Memorial for her service to her local rose society.

Strengthening to start on Gore gallery

Eastern Southland Gallery curator Jim Geddes outside the gallery, which will remain closed for earthquake strengtheing ...

Gore's internationally-renowned art gallery will remain closed when the Covid-19 lock down ends.

CEO raises safety concerns

Airways is reviewing the flight information service it provides at Milford Sound Piopiotahi Aerodome.

Air Milford ceo is not happy about Airways move to potentially review its services.

Auckland, Bluff still largest clusters

No new cases of Covid-19 were connected to the country's second largest cluster, related to Auckland's Marist College.

The Southland wedding and Auckland's Marist College did not record any new coronavirus cases in 24 hours.

Reduction in NZR funding likely

Rugby Southland staff are working four-day weeks as the organisation works through the potential financial ramifications ...

Rugby Southland staff are working four-day weeks as the organisation works through the potential financial ramifications of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Working on the frontline of Covid-19

CBAC clinical lead Katrina Braxton and CBAC nurse Nicola Stoutat the Invercargill community based assessment centre for ...

The Invercargill WellSouth Covid-19 testing centre is handling between 35 to 75 assessments per day.

Champion Kiwi cyclist battles Covid-19

Laura Thompson is urging people to "stay at home and save lives" as she opened up on her own battle with Covid-19.

Gold medal-winning Paralympian cyclist Laura Thompson has had to deal with her own Covid-19 battle.

Speed a factor in train derailment

A TAIC report into a freight train derailment near Clinton in 2019 says speed and distraction helped contribute to ...

Three rear wagons of a freight train overturned causing damage to the wagons train track and a signal near Clinton in 2019.

Arrest made in alleged burglary

Police attend a what they believe was an attempted burglary at the former Appleby Tavern on Nith St in Invercargill on ...

A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with burglary following an incident at the former Appleby Tavern in Invercargill on Thursday.

How NZ's biggest Covid-19 cluster formed

The wedding is now linked to New Zealand's biggest Covid-19 cluster, with 87 cases as of Thursday.

A wedding reception was held in Bluff four days before New Zealand went into lockdown. More than 80 people are now sick.

News

GDC to discuss vacant land

Gore District Council parks and recreation manager Ian Soper.

The Gore District Council may canvass the community to determine what it will do with a vacant site it owns.

Meth use still on the rise

Southlanders pay drug dealers at least $100,000 every week so they can consume a combined 200 grams of methamphetamine, police say.

Invercargill Police donate activity packs

How Southland hooked an everyday hero

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Wellington man who died linked to Bluff wedding

A man in his 80s who died in Wellington on Friday was connected to a wedding in Bluff now linked to 86 coronavirus cases.

Business

Queenstown's post-lockdown plan

The La Quinta by Wyndham hotels and residences are under construction at Remarkables Park, Queenstown.

Big Queenstown projects are being planned to bring tourists back, including a new conference centre, gondola and community centre.

Southland businesses move to online delivery

E Hayes and Sons general manager Debbie Hodges outside her closed store that will be provide an online service for ...

Some Southland businesses can now offer essential goods via an online delivery service.

Tap turned off on Fiordland tourism

Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park manager Roger Hyde, left, discusses the current situation with Clint Tauri, owner of the ...

A Fiordland accommodation provider is normally fully booked in April, instead they are closed as the coronavirus restrictions hit.

Covid-19 tracking app developed

Digital Stock chief executive Jim Dowling has developed an app to provide a touchless login system for essential ...

Invercargill software designs visitor sign-in app for companies to use during lockdown to avoid paper-based recording methods.

Coronavirus: Invercargill businesses adapt

The Rocks Cafe in Invercargill is offering home deliveries to help customers enjoy a meal in the comfort of their home ...

"It takes the pressure off people and provides comfort," The Rocks owner Tony Chilton says of his new service.

Opinion

We'll soon redefine prosperity, sustainability

Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks

OPINION: Councils are focused on doing all they can to ease the burdens communities face.

An uphill journey reaches its satisfying end

Dunedin's Baldwin St, steeped in history.

OPINION: Baldwin Street's international reputation is once more on the up and up.

You've got this

Southland writer Jo Smith says of lockdown "pull up your big girl knickers and refuel that can-do attitude".

OPINION: I do wake up some days feeling all easy-osey and the next time I'm reigning with the zealous abandon of a general.

For now, there are no clean getaways

Home comforts will have to prevail over some Easter tradition.

OPINION: Please stay put.

Beware the dangers of uncertainty

Sir Bill English had words of advice about Government decision-making. He was in favour of it.

OPINION: The Government's action, or lack of it, during the next couple of weeks could set the course of direction for our country for the next five years

Culture

The ill-chosen ''whew!''

We have reason to stay alert.

OPINION: The perils of premature relief present themselves.

Designer leaves mark on lighthouses

Poet and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, who was from a family of Scottish lighthouse builders, wrote about the "tall ...

Are New Zealand's lighthouses actually needed or are they just relics of a bygone era?

Bringing back hip-hop to Invercargill

Invercargill hip-hop artists Yung Grave, Nikora Heraka Mahakanui Rautahi-Mahuika (DJ) and Deezy who will be hosting ...

Invercargill artists plan to host the first local hip-hop show the city has seen in more than a decade.

Book Awards' shock snub for Knox

Elizabeth Knox, whose book The Absolute Book has been one of the year's talking points, has not made the shortlist.

Elizabeth Knox's latest release is the most talked about book of the last year - and has been snubbed from the NZ Book Awards.

Epic garden's a family affair gallery video

The mounds and swirls of Maple Glen, a  garden cultivated by the extended Davison family, follow the contours of the ...

Four members of the same family have maintained this 26ha garden for more than half a century, with no outside help. 

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