Nursing family become citizens
Nursing family become citizens
The Binu family have contributed enormously to the Dunedin community, and yesterday the country repaid them by granting them New Zealand citizenship.
Mike Houlahan
Cases fall in South; Dunedin’s tally highest
Cases fall in South; Dunedin’s tally highest
Dunedin is the only place in the South with more than 100 officially recorded active cases of Covid-19.
‘Ready to help’, if appeal won
‘Ready to help’, if appeal won
Lucas Rakasz, the neurosurgeon the New Zealand health system did not want, is back in the country with another glowing reference — and a court date with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
Bill to ban live exports debated in House
Bill to ban live exports debated in House
The Animal Welfare Bill sounds like a broad, sweeping piece of legislation, but it actually has a single and narrow purpose: to ban the live export of cattle, deer, sheep and goats by sea.
Fears hospital services will be cut
Fears hospital services will be cut
Beds, operating theatres and even entire wards could be dropped from the design of the new Dunedin Hospital’s inpatient building as the Health Ministry desperately tries to keep the project close to budget.
Work to build Te Kaika’s wellbeing hub begins
Work to build Te Kaika’s wellbeing hub begins
South Dunedin integrated healthcare provider Te Kaika has taken the next step on its journey, but it is not straying far from its Caversham roots.
Covid delays top 6000 in Southern
Covid delays top 6000 in Southern
Covid has caused Southern health authorities to cancel or defer more than 6000 procedures, including cardiac and ophthalmology work.
First time Southern numbers below 1000 since February
First time Southern numbers below 1000 since February
The number of active Covid cases in the South has dropped below 1000.
Low booster rate concerning
Low booster rate concerning
Only 35% of southerners eligible for a second Covid-19 booster have had their jab, a take-up rate which worries epidemiologists.
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Lowest number of new cases since February
Lowest number of new cases since February
The seven-day rolling average of southern Covid-19 cases has dropped by 74, as Otago and Southland yesterday recorded the lowest daily new case number since February 20.
Students put on suicide watch at short-staffed hospital
Students put on suicide watch at short-staffed hospital
Two polytechnic student nurses called in to help at a chronically short-staffed hospital last month watched over a patient on suicide watch.
'Imminent system failure': Aged-care system on verge of collapse
'Imminent system failure': Aged-care system on verge of collapse
The aged-care system is poised to collapse, former Southern DHB boss Chris Fleming warned the health minister shortly before his final day on the job.
Students put on suicide watch at short-staffed hospital
Students put on suicide watch at short-staffed hospital
Two Otago Polytechnic student nurses called in to help at the chronically short-staffed Dunedin Hospital last month watched over a patient on suicide watch.
Well-prepared CMO not giving up his day job
Well-prepared CMO not giving up his day job
Neurologist David Gow has accepted one of the most difficult roles in the southern health system, having been named Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Southern’s new chief medical officer.
Bill of Rights given teeth in bold public law move
Bill of Rights given teeth in bold public law move
It is not every week that Parliament enacts legislation which has constitutional ramifications, which made Wednesday a red-letter day for public law devotees.
Southern region to end Covid updates
Southern region to end Covid updates
The twice-weekly updates of Covid-19 cases in Otago and Southland are to end because of the declining impact of the Omicron wave in the region.
Specialist treatment waiting lists grow
Specialist treatment waiting lists grow
Waiting lists in the South have grown over the winter months, new figures show.
Positive signs of downward trend
Positive signs of downward trend
Clutha and Bluff are the only remaining areas in the South where wastewater testing suggests that Covid-19 cases may be on the rise.
Small gains, big problems trouble politicians
Small gains, big problems trouble politicians
Back in 1967, Owen Woodhouse released his landmark report which recommended that New Zealand set up a no-fault compensation scheme for unintended injury.