This week the South Island moves to Alert Level 3 at midnight, Tuesday 31st August. All of our Star Media publications will be printed and home delivered back to full circulations.

This includes The Star, Bay Harbour News, North Canterbury News, Selwyn Times, Pegasus Post, Southern View, Nor West News, Western News and DriveSouth. Please note that the Selwyn Times paper will be delivered on Wednesday/Thursday this week (normally it is delivered on a Tuesday/Wednesday).

We'd like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this time, and will update you with any changes to your local newspaper or Star Media publications, if we move back into a higher Alert Level.

If you have any questions regarding advertising or editorial please give us a call on 03 - 379 7100 or email general@starmedia.kiwi.

We encourage you to stay updated with the local news that matters to Cantabrian's online at starnews.co.nz.