Oscar Francis

A student isolating after attending a Castle St party in Dunedin says he believes students are taking the risk of catching Covid-19 seriously.

Octagon business owners are unimpressed by protesters occupying Dunedin’s upper Octagon, but protesters say they will remain until vaccine mandates are lifted.

A collision between a car and a motorbike resulted in a motorcyclist being transported to Dunedin Hospital yesterday morning.

Some Dunedin students are taking extra precautions but others say they will party on despite the threat of catching Covid-19 and hefty fines.

A student flat closed down their party after it was flooded with uninvited guests last night.

Clare House rest-home in Invercargill is taking precautions after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.

A small number of anti-mandate protesters set up shop in the Octagon over the weekend in solidarity with the Wellington protests and say they are refusing to leave until vaccine mandates are lifted.