Hospital all in good time
Hospital all in good time
Opinion The stalling and delays in the $300million Dunedin Hospital rebuild project have barely caused a ripple.
Eileen Goodwin
Health board gets $7m to pay its bills
Health board gets $7m to pay its bills
The financially stressed Southern District Health Board has been given a $7 million cash injection so it can pay its bills, Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has confirmed.
Rethink urged on Invermay plan
Rethink urged on Invermay plan
Job losses at AgResearch reflect the organisation's financial problems and it should ditch its plan to relocate jobs from Invermay, the research centre's former director Jock Allison says.
Petition given to minister and MP
Petition given to minister and MP
A petition comprising more than 2650 signatures was delivered to Justice and Courts Minister Amy Adams and Dunedin based List MP Michael Woodhouse yesterday afternoon.
'Nonsense' out of Treasury
'Nonsense' out of Treasury
Letting an ''adolescent number cruncher'' at the Treasury run the ruler over the Dunedin courthouse strengthening proposal does not bode well for the project, Cr David Benson-Pope says.
Show business a theme for Dunedin pair
Show business a theme for Dunedin pair
For Daphne and Lewis Campbell, last night's performance of The Phantom of the Opera evoked special memories.
Upgrade for ICU approved
Upgrade for ICU approved
The long-awaited intensive care unit redevelopment at Dunedin Hospital has been approved - but it emerged shortly after the announcement the Government is holding back the money so plans can be reworked.
Search for missing pair
Search for missing pair
A 79-year-old man and a woman in her 60s were missing off the Catlins coast last night when they failed to return from a recreational fishing trip.
Patient's pain should have been investigated
Patient's pain should have been investigated
A patient who was self-administering morphine repeatedly to relieve his pain while a serious complication was missed should have been checked more thoroughly to find the source of his discomfort, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.
SDHB beating most in colonoscopy delivery
SDHB beating most in colonoscopy delivery
New figures suggest the Southern District Health Board is outperforming most other health boards regarding a procedure after having been the worst.
Time in hospital impetus for gift
Time in hospital impetus for gift
Shania Hutton knows how hard it is to be stuck in hospital with not much to do.
Mediation wins the day
Mediation wins the day
Staff at Rendell on Reed rest-home in Oamaru are happier after a successful mediation with management, the Service and Food Workers Union says.
Absolute silence when report presented: Bunton
Absolute silence when report presented: Bunton
There was ''absolute silence'' at a surgeons' meeting when a report about bullying was presented, Dunedin cardiothoracic surgeon Dick Bunton says.
Obesity next big public health issue
Obesity next big public health issue
The obesity debate is where the tobacco debate was in the 1960s or 1970s, bariatric surgeon Mark Smith told the Public Health Association Conference in Dunedin yesterday.
Ditch sugary drinks now, DHBs told
Ditch sugary drinks now, DHBs told
The Ministry of Health has told district health boards they must get rid of sugary drinks for sale on their sites by the end of this month.
Group loves to put work out on show
Group loves to put work out on show
The Green Island Art Group's annual exhibition in central Dunedin is a chance to show off the group's talent, but it is also a great social occasion, group member Yvonne Johnston says.
Lending model could be copied
Lending model could be copied
A responsible lending initiative developed in Dunedin could be a model for other cities.
Narrow focus of refugee debate decried
Narrow focus of refugee debate decried
A narrow focus on the Syrian refugees coming into New Zealand as an economic cost is ''so sad'', leading economist Shamubeel Eaqub told the Public Health Association Conference in Dunedin yesterday.
Overcoming deprivation
Overcoming deprivation
A South Dunedin cycling initiative overcame obstacles caused by the area's deprivation by giving young people equipment and skills, the Public Health Association Conference heard.
Focus on child poverty queried
Focus on child poverty queried
The focus on child poverty serves to perpetuate poverty instead of eliminating it, a researcher told a conference in Dunedin yesterday.