SUBSCRIBER
Insights into living with chronic pain
SUBSCRIBER
Insights into living with chronic pain
Suffering chronic pain has given a Dunedin psychologist an "exhausting" insight into the debilitating condition she has worked with for years.
Fiona Ellis
SUBSCRIBER
'Straight answer’ needed over Dunedin hospital funding
SUBSCRIBER
'Straight answer’ needed over Dunedin hospital funding
The people of Dunedin deserve a straight answer about the funding of the new hospital, Labour health spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall says.
Students lap up St Patrick’s Day
Students lap up St Patrick’s Day
A dancing pea, Dipsy the Teletubby, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and several Luigis — a green theme was thriving in Dunedin yesterday.
Students go green for St Patrick's Day
Students go green for St Patrick's Day
Some students got up as early as 4am to make a start on their St Patrick's Day celebrations in North Dunedin this morning.
Minister gives ORC until 2027 for disputed plan
Minister gives ORC until 2027 for disputed plan
Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has issued the Otago Regional Council a three-and-a-half-year extension to its contentious land and water plan.
Study reveals those more likely to vape
Study reveals those more likely to vape
A new study by University of Otago researchers has revealed the psychological factors most likely to have non-smokers reaching for a vape as a lifestyle choice.
SUBSCRIBER
‘Forced to wear’ temporary catheter
SUBSCRIBER
‘Forced to wear’ temporary catheter
A Dunedin resident has slammed the Southern health system for leaving him to wear a "medieval torture device" indefinitely, as urology waiting lists continue to climb.
SUBSCRIBER
Dentist sinks teeth into health experience
SUBSCRIBER
Dentist sinks teeth into health experience
A Dunedin dental expert is on a mission to improve former refugees’ experiences of oral healthcare.
SUBSCRIBER
$2.5m spent on outsourcing eye care over year
SUBSCRIBER
$2.5m spent on outsourcing eye care over year
More than $2.5 million was spent outsourcing southern eye care over 12 months , as staff shortages left the health system unable to carry out some services.
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns over pathology building
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns over pathology building
Concerns are being raised the new Dunedin hospital pathology building will not be resilient enough to provide services in a disaster.
Petition hopes to stop Wakari ward closure
Petition hopes to stop Wakari ward closure
Fears are growing about the lack of a clear plan for people with severe mental illness as the closure of a ward at Dunedin’s Wakari Hospital draws nearer.
SUBSCRIBER
Scores of assaults on nurses in Dunedin
SUBSCRIBER
Scores of assaults on nurses in Dunedin
About 100 assaults on nurses were reported at Dunedin Hospital last year, but a nurses group warns the real figure is likely to be much higher.
SUBSCRIBER
Increased funding for scans welcomed
SUBSCRIBER
Increased funding for scans welcomed
A move to end the postcode lottery that has long left Southern men forking out thousands of dollars for essential scans has been welcomed by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Southern access to scans boosted
Southern access to scans boosted
A funding boost is set to improve access to PET-CT scans for those in the South Island.
SUBSCRIBER
Recycled clothing gets second life as building material
SUBSCRIBER
Recycled clothing gets second life as building material
The hi-vis vests of workers on the new Dunedin hospital site are set to have a second life as part of the building itself.
SUBSCRIBER
Sixty-nine years of VW car passion
SUBSCRIBER
Sixty-nine years of VW car passion
Volkswagen cars have been a passion of Ken Berry’s for almost seven decades.
SUBSCRIBER
Cancer Society signals need for overhaul
SUBSCRIBER
Cancer Society signals need for overhaul
The Cancer Society is calling for a system overhaul following the revelation that timely care for those in the South remains jeopardised.
Mayor thanks Reti over new hospital
Mayor thanks Reti over new hospital
Dunedin mayor Jules Radich says the city council expects the new hospital will proceed as promised, despite the new health minister’s unwillingness to reaffirm National’s pre-election pledge.
Cancer services in South dire
Cancer services in South dire
Cancer services in the South are more at risk now than when a damning health and disability commissioner report was written last year, a doctor is warning.
SUBSCRIBER
Expert says bright future for vaccines
SUBSCRIBER
Expert says bright future for vaccines
Dunedin is punching above its weight in the global fight against diseases, the former vaccine delivery director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says.