Press Release – Queenstown Lakes District Council

While it’s more tempting than ever to get outside under the government’s COVID-19 lockdown and State of Emergency, there are strict regulations that must be adhered to. Read more »

Press Release – Southern District Health Board

Lakes District Hospital update

Lakes District Hospital is now admitting patients again, after a temporary pause while staff were tested for COVID-19. Read more »

Press Release – Otago Regional Council

Otago Regional Council Chairperson Marian Hobbs is emphasising that the council’s Annual Plan is a proposal only – a proposal that was finalised several weeks prior to the current COVID-19 alert level status. Read more »

Press Release – Otago Regional Council

The ORC Chief Executive is exercising delegation to extend the submissions period until 4 May.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) Chief Executive Sarah Gardner has today extended the submission period for the Water Permits Plan Change in acknowledgement of the pressures of Covid-19 being felt throughout the community. Read more »

Press Release – Ministry of Health

Today there are 47 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 new probable cases. There are no additional deaths to report. Read more »

Press Release – Otago Community Trust

The Otago Community Trust board met virtually for the first time in its history at the beginning of the week. The Trust’s Board Meeting scheduled for the 24th of March was initially postponed as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

Press Release – Science Media Centre

New Zealand, alongside the rest of the world, is having to make unprecedented policy decisions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s the evidence behind it? Read more »

Press Release – Century 21 Real Estate

“It’s incredibly impressive how Kiwis are dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and uncertainty, with the real estate industry witnessing first-hand some great examples of people stepping up,” says Derryn Mayne, Owner of Century 21 New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – NZ Property Investors Federation

The Government’s Covid-19 relief package includes increasing the threshold from $500 to $5,000 which will determine which assets can be written off as expenses for the 2020/21 tax year. Read more »

Press Release – Quotable Value New Zealand

The latest QV House Price Index data for March provides us with a view of the housing market as New Zealand headed into lockdown on 25th March. But what it doesn’t tell us is what happens beyond the proverbial brick wall that the Covid-19 lockdown has created. Read more »