‘I have no problem making decisions’: Collins

‘I have no problem making decisions’: Collins

National's tumultuous year is summed up neatly by the fact that when the Otago Daily Times organised this interview, a different person was meant to be sitting on the opposite side of the table.

'I am anything but complacent': Ardern

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during the post-Cabinet media conference at Parliament where...

'I am anything but complacent': Ardern

On average, most governments can expect to have to deal with one major crisis a term.

Party vote’s allure draws hopefuls south

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ bus tour of the country included a stop at the Tiwai...

Party vote’s allure draws hopefuls south

Back in the first-past-the-post era, campaigning politicians could have been forgiven for bypassing the southern seats — for several of those electorates it was literally a one-in-100 year event if...

Health chief no fan of Wakari refurbishment

Wakari Hospital. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Health chief no fan of Wakari refurbishment

The Southern DHB would be "putting good money after bad" if it refurbished mental health facilities in the Wakari Hospital tower block in Dunedin its chief executive says.

Board deficit expected to continue downward trend

Board deficit expected to continue downward trend

The Southern District Health Board has once more been placed on notice to drastically improve its financial performance.

Green vision for South stronghold laid out

Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Green vision for South stronghold laid out

Today, the Otago Daily Times continues its series of interviews with the leaders of the political parties now in Parliament. In part two, Green Party co-leaders James Shaw...

Kloogh appeal 'shows his arrogance'

Barry Kloogh outside the Dunedin District Court yesterday. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Kloogh appeal 'shows his arrogance'

Shamed financial adviser Barry Kloogh’s decision to appeal his sentence for stealing more than $15 million from his clients shows his lack of remorse for his crimes, some of his victims say.

Sport team isolation proposal advances in resort

The Government has been advised allowing bed taxes by the Productivity Commission. Photo: Getty...

Sport team isolation proposal advances in resort

An ambitious plan to allow international sports teams to train while isolating in Queenstown is a step closer to reality.

Failures with scanning machines

Failures with scanning machines

Two Dunedin Hospital scanning machines have broken down in recent weeks.

바카라사이트 총판 승리바카라1000-plus 120-plus

Specialist services executive director Patrick Ng. Photo: ODT files

바카라사이트 총판 승리바카라1000-plus 120-plus

More than 1000 Southern District Health Board patients have been waiting more than four months for planned surgery.

Focus on recruitment

Focus on recruitment

The Southern District Health Board is considering a new system of recruiting senior doctors to provide adequate cover for regional hospitals.

‘Escalation’ plan bid to unclog EDs

Covid-19 has greatly reduced demand at Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department - volumes in June...

‘Escalation’ plan bid to unclog EDs

In a bid to unclog its slow-moving emergency departments, the Southern District Health Board is developing an "escalation" plan to try to improve patient flow.

Amphibious caravan to float your boat

Adrian Rongen and his aquatic caravan take to the water at Lake Waihola on Saturday. PHOTO:...

Amphibious caravan to float your boat

It was not quite a maiden voyage, but boat-builder Adrian Rongen was a happy man on Saturday when his new ARVee made it on to Lake Waihola.

토토 바카라 사이트 Flames Engulf House

토토 바카라 사이트 Flames Engulf House

An Oamaru house was severely damaged by fire early this morning.

Many hands on deck to get dross out of Mataura

New Zealand First MP Mark Patterson launching his Mataura dross petition in 2019, flanked by...

Many hands on deck to get dross out of Mataura

Speaking, as we were last week, of southerners wanting to see a speedy resolution to the many issues surrounding the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, the town of Mataura has the most...

Role as sole MP may change soon

Act Leader David Seymour speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament last month....

Role as sole MP may change soon

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour talks to Mike Houlahan about how he would solve the Tiwai Point issue, the End of Life Choice referendum, and his hopes that he will no longer be his party’s sole MP in Parliament.

Primary care nurses call for pay parity with strike

Nurse Marg Hamilton flies the flag at a New Zealand Nurses Organisation protest in Dunedin...

Primary care nurses call for pay parity with strike

Primary care nurses took their call for pay parity to southern streets yesterday, picketing to mark a rare strike by the GP clinic and medical centre workers.

Preparations in place for nurses’ strike

In 2018, there were 87 breaches, more than twice those in the previous year and three times as...

Preparations in place for nurses’ strike

Southern medical centres and GP practices are prepared for a strike by primary care nurses today, WellSouth says.

Long wait for ambulance ‘not the first time’

Idea Services says it is disappointed that a person it supports had to wait almost three hours for an ambulance crew to arrive following his emergency call.

Government backs dross action

Firefighters at an entrance to the building holding toxic ouvea premix in Mataura. PHOTO: LAURA...

Government backs dross action

The Government has added its heft to a legal attempt to get New Zealand Aluminium Smelters to remove toxic waste stored in Mataura.

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