Questions over Mondelez motives
Questions over Mondelez motives
The union representing Cadbury workers and a Labour MP have questions after Mondelez announced it could not find anyone to make Kiwi sweets in New Zealand.
Eileen Goodwin
Uni to install CCTV cameras next year
Uni to install CCTV cameras next year
CCTV cameras will be installed in streets around the University of Otago early next year.
‘Riled up’ and ready to protest
‘Riled up’ and ready to protest
An 88-year-old with multiple sclerosis will be a first-time protester outside the Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society in Dunedin tomorrow.
Discord splits MS society
Discord splits MS society
A group of members is seeking to oust the Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society executive committee amid claims of bullying.
40,000 sign mental health petition
Mental health inquiry petition response pleases
A response of more than 40,000 signatures to a petition calling for a mental health inquiry has overwhelmed its Dunedin organiser.
Otago University fee rises approved
University fee rises approved
The University of Otago council has approved an 8% hike in the compulsory service fee, and a 2% increase in course fees.
Changes mooted in uni health shake-up
Changes mooted in uni health shake-up
Seven counsellors could be laid off in a proposed shake-up of the University of Otago's mental health service.
Prostate wait time warning last year
Prostate wait time warning last year
Southern District Health Board bosses were warned last year prostate cancer wait times were "not pretty" and could become public.
Long-term change needed on surgery waits: expert
Long-term change needed on surgery waits: expert
A two-month intensive outsourcing programme will clear the biggest waiting lists at Southern District Health Board but change is needed so they do not build up again, a senior visiting health...
Doctors urge NZ First to scupper PPP plan
Doctors urge NZ First to scupper PPP plan
The senior doctors’ union is urging New Zealand First to make good on a campaign promise and use its leverage to halt National’s plan to privatise the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.
Weekend prostate surgery for backlog
Weekend prostate surgery for backlog
"Blitz lists" of prostate cancer surgery will be performed on weekends amid a wider recovery plan by the Southern District Health Board to deal with surgery delays.
Prostate report should have been raised
Prostate report should have been raised
A review highlighting long wait times for prostate cancer treatment should have been given to them last year, the SDHB's chief executive and commissioner say.
'I have not seen morale at such a low'
SDHB staffing level stances in dispute
The PSA says 10% of Southern District Health Board positions are kept vacant to save money, at a time when staff are ''desperate for some relief''.
'Nats will have to raise social spending'
National will have to raise social spending - Trotter
Dunedin has ''returned to form'' in giving Labour a strong party vote, political commentator Chris Trotter says.
Hospital rebuild comments 'desperate'
Rebuild comments 'desperate'
A Dunedin city councillor has labelled National List MP Michael Woodhouse "desperate'' for lashing out at critics after losing the party vote in Dunedin.
Treasury queried Uni exclusion from rebuild
Treasury queried Uni exclusion from rebuild
A decision to exclude the University of Otago from the Dunedin Hospital rebuild was queried by Treasury, advice released under the Official Information Act reveals.
Strong message sent to National
Strong message sent to National
Dunedin has sent a strong message to Michael Woodhouse and the National Party, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says.
Dunedin voters flock back to Labour; both MPs back
Dunedin voters flock back to Labour; both MPs back
There was a sense of vindication and even triumph for Labour’s Dunedin MPs on Saturday when the city went decisively back to Labour.
Dowie stays but Craig in on list
Dowie stays but Craig in on list
Invercargill has gained a Labour MP and lost a New Zealand First MP.
Turei loses contest but content with voters’ choice
Turei loses contest but content with voters’ choice
Former Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei was a philosophical presence at an otherwise sombre gathering of party faithful in Dunedin on election night.