Fiona Ellis

The cost of the newly opened final section of the Dunedin-Port Chalmers shared path may be high, but it will make Dunedin a better city, the Minister of Transport says.

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has apologised over a statement which significantly understated the consequences of a lack of radiation oncologists at Dunedin Hospital.

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has admitted sending more radiation therapists to the North Island than it initially claimed as it faces a major shortage of radiation oncologists at Dunedin Hospital.

The radiation therapist’s union has criticised the Southern health system for "wasting a precious resource" amid ongoing waiting list issues.

Rural hospitals say it is "manifestly unjust" an organisational quirk means their nurses have been left out of a historic pay equity deal.

A scientist has blasted a laboratory service underpinning the health system as becoming a "cash cow" while staff and patients suffer.

The current Dunedin Hospital is a "substantial set of buildings" that could be repurposed, ministers were told before deciding to scrap plans for a new medical education centre.

Nurses are celebrating a historic gender equity settlement, but many serious issues remain for the profession, a Dunedin-based representative warns.