Curran calls for selection review
Selection review urged
The powerful new role played by unions and party members in selecting Labour leaders needs to be reviewed, one of the party's Dunedin MPs says.
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Leader 'needs to prove herself'
Leader needs to prove herself: prof
Jacinda Ardern must prove she has substance, as at present her new deputy has more credibility, University of Otago law professor and political commentator Andrew Geddis says.
Winter ills tax hospital resources
Winter ills tax hospital resources
Dunedin Hospital continues to be stretched by winter illnesses.
Curran declines to back leader
Curran declines to back leader
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran refused to express support for Labour leader Andrew Little yesterday.
Life ‘miserable’ as surgery delayed
Life ‘miserable’ as surgery delayed
Gaynor Bungard has to "starve" herself before she leaves her house because she cannot get the bowel surgery she was promised last year.
'I won't walk away', Curran tells rally
'I will not walk away', Curran tells rally
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran has vowed not to ''walk away'' from her homeless protest in an emotional rally in the Octagon.
Third of SDHB's senior doctors, dentists plan to leave
Third of SDHB's senior doctors, dentists plan to leave
Nearly a third of Southern District Health Board senior doctors and dentists plan to leave in the next five years, a senior doctors' survey has found.
Candidate number unknown
Candidate number unknown
Nominations closed yesterday in the troubled Clutha-Southland National Party selection contest, but it is not known how many put their names forward.
PSO boss set for an African adventure
PSO boss set for an African adventure
After 23 years in the job, Presbyterian Support Otago chief executive Gillian Bremner has announced she is leaving for a new life in Africa.
Will not contest Clutha-Southland
Will not contest Clutha-Southland
The man who had been considered the likely front-runner in National's Clutha-Southland selection is not putting his name forward.
Making a stand for homeless
Making stand for homeless
Moral judgements are not all that helpful when deciding who gets a house, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says.
Labrador rescued after 5m plunge
Labrador rescued after 5m plunge
A passing vet nurse helped rescue a dog injured after falling up to five metres into the Water of Leith, in Dunedin.
MP camps out to protest pair's plight
MP camps out to protest pair's plight
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran has accused the Ministry of Social Development of the ''character assassination'' of two homeless Dunedin women, one of whom is pregnant.
Dept too busy for eye checks
Dept too busy for eye checks
An 83-year-old may have to take out a loan for private treatment because Dunedin Hospital’s eye department is too busy to see him.
‘Significant jump’ in Wakari Hospital assaults
‘Significant jump’ in Wakari Hospital assaults
The Southern District Health Board is not concerned by an apparent 80% rise in physical assaults on staff at Wakari Hospital.
Prison worker's grievance fails
Prison worker's grievance fails
A prison worker who put intimate details online about a relationship with his co-worker will not get his job back.
Homes without power in Queenstown
Homes without power in Queenstown
Dozens of homes were without power late on Wednesday night in parts of Queenstown.
Site manager leaves role at hospital
Site manager leaves role at hospital
The man who co-ordinated the crucial work of keeping Dunedin Hospital’s "crumbling" buildings operational has left for a new job.
Cancer scan date now this month
Cancer scan date now this month
A woman who needs a scan to rule out cancer in her liver will have the procedure this month.
Cancer scan now this month
Cancer scan now this month
A Dunedin woman who faced a 23-week wait for a crucial scan has now been told she will get the procedure this month.