Mike Houlahan

Lawyers acting pro bono for people who lost their savings in the collapse of Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh's businesses want the Government to further tighten regulations governing financial advisers.

Strike action by medical imaging technologists has not prevented southern region patients in life-threatening situations from accessing X-rays or scans if they needed them, the Southern DHB says.

Issues with the inner-city Dunedin site, particularly concerning the cost of piles to build on reclaimed land, are believed to be concerning hospital planners and behind a bid to reduce the footprint of the new hospital.