Mike Houlahan

Work on initiatives aimed at improving health services for rural areas has been paused while the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand fights for its own survival.

The southern region is so prepared to implement the national bowel screening programme that it could have started yesterday, programme leader Jason Hill says.

Otago retailers are counting the dollars after a record-setting Easter weekend.

Plans to announce the new site for Dunedin hospital this week have been delayed.

A new study of Maori and Pacific patients in Dunedin has confirmed their high-risk statistics for obesity, and for suffering multiple health problems.

Health system managers are "constantly patching a leaky roof" and the way the sector is organised needs to change, University of Otago Dean of Commerce Robin Gauld says.

A family journey which began in the Scottish borders in 1861  paused for reflection in Waikouaiti on Saturday.

The final stitches were sewn in the life of Jenny Webb, a teacher described as part of the tapestry of Queen’s High School, at a memorial in the school hall on Saturday.

The professional organisation representing radiologists has "strongly encouraged" the Southern District Health Board to regain accreditation for Dunedin Hospital’s radiology services.

Dunedin-born All Black Keith Murdoch, a player whose off-field notoriety overshadowed his playing achievements, died yesterday aged 74.

The Southern District Health Board is battling to recruit new staff as the district is no longer seen as a desirable place to work, a health union says.

All services now provided at Dunedin Hospital, including tertiary services, should be available in either the rebuilt Dunedin Hospital or in the community, the Southern District Health Board says.

The group steering the Dunedin Hospital rebuild has shifted its focus from picking a site to preparing the detailed business case for the new facility.

Five years after the death of her son Ross, suicide prevention campaigner Corinda Taylor is still struggling to find answers about the care her boy received in his final days.

A wistful Peter van Tuel sighed as he watched the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter fly away from Dunedin Hospital's helipad yesterday.

Dunedin Hospital's radiology department lost its accreditation status because of Southern District Health Board inertia, a union representing radiology staff says.

Doses of the flu vaccine should be available for use in April or May.

Research exposing the extent of workplace bullying in New Zealand's health workforce has been published in the British Medical Journal.