Fewer beds than first promised in new hospital
Fewer beds than first promised in new hospital
The new Dunedin Hospital will be about the same size as the current facility and have substantially fewer beds than first promised.
Mike Houlahan
Price paid for hospital land parcels revealed
Price paid for hospital land parcels revealed
The Government has revealed the price it paid for the two most recent parcels of land it bought for the new Dunedin Hospital.
Surgeon backs bus seatbelt plea
Surgeon backs bus seatbelt plea
A doctor who has treated scores of vehicle crash victims has strongly endorsed a Waitaki woman’s Parliamentary petition calling for seatbelts to be mandatory on school buses.
Research shows virus stats less sure than first thought
Research shows virus stats less sure than first thought
Mystery surrounds the exact number of Covid-19 cases in the southern region following newly published research.
Grief, drive for change taken to committee
Grief, drive for change taken to committee
In the past few years, Dunedin woman Corinda Taylor had learned much more about the legal system than she ever wanted to.
Kloogh victims: Depression and determination
Kloogh victims: Depression and determination
Life is a mix of depression and determination for the families whose lives were shattered two years ago when Barry Kloogh’s Ponzi scheme was exposed.
FMA continuing to investigate aspects of Kloogh case
FMA continuing to investigate aspects of Kloogh case
Financial authorities are continuing to investigate the Barry Kloogh fraud case, and whether any institutions or organisations failed to protect innocent investors who used the disgraced financial...
Concern vulnerable left behind
Concern vulnerable left behind
The Wellbeing Budget offered little for those with disabilities, Dunedin woman Camille Cowley says.
Labour rewards its faithful
Labour rewards its faithful
]Labour's first Budget unrestrained by the brake of a coalition partner fires up a head of steam for many of its traditional supporters.
Robertson turns eye to less well off
Robertson turns eye to less well off
In Budget 2020 Grant Robertson took a punt the wage subsidy would keep New Zealand’s Covid-19 ravaged economy afloat, and he was handsomely repaid.
Hospital project gets extra millions
Hospital project gets extra millions
A substantial increase in health spending includes a boost to the budget to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Additional protection put in place by SDHB
Additional protection put in place by SDHB
The Southern District Health Board has put additional security measures in place, as the Waikato DHB battles a cyber attack which has paralysed its IT system.
바카라사이트 총판 승리바카라 :‘모든 것을 잃어버린’
바카라사이트 총판 승리바카라 :‘모든 것을 잃어버린’
Barry Kloogh’s wife has spoken publicly about her husband’s theft for the first time, saying she had been "destroyed" by his offending.
Victims to seek funds from Govt
Victims to seek funds from Govt
Families who had their life savings stolen by Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh plan to appeal to the Government to pay back the millions of dollars taken from them.
Well바카라 토토uth 이름 New Medical Director
Well바카라 토토uth 이름 New Medical Director
Public health academic Carol Atmore is the new medical director of WellSouth primary health network.
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
"Obsessive" critics of the Southern District Health Board’s colonoscopy service need to back off, board chairman Pete Hodgson says.
SDHB head's email enrages clinicians, hospital staff
SDHB head's email enrages clinicians, hospital staff
An email from Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming to all staff which said the Dunedin Hospital "Code Black" emergency was a collective rather than individual failure was galling, doctors say.
Pandemic not the only challenge
Pandemic not the only challenge
Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson unveiled a Budget like no other as New Zealand tried to tackle the economic shock of a global pandemic. Twelve months on, the 2021 Budget, too, will be...
Patient’s long wait exemplifies SDHB issues
Patient’s long wait exemplifies SDHB issues
An Otago man who says he waited almost a year for a diagnostic scan for suspected prostate cancer says improvements to the southern cancer treatment system cannot come fast enough.
Outsourcing underscores SDHB failure: academic
Outsourcing underscores SDHB failure: academic
The Southern District Health Board’s bid to outsource up to 200 cancer treatments suggests "an abject failure" of management, an Otago health academic says.