New $34m mall launched
New $34m mall launched
The official opening of Dunedin's Wall Street shopping complex last night was a mix of modern technology and manual labour.
Elspeth McLean
Action call on mental services
Action call on mental services
Vulnerable people in the community are owed more than the amount of paper which has been generated about mental health services, Otago District Health Board member Louise Rosson says.
Hospitals' hot, noisy meeting 'hard yakka'
Hospitals' hot, noisy meeting 'hard yakka'
A joint district health board committee meeting yesterday was "real hard yakka", which tried his patience a bit, chairman Errol Millar said.
Disability committee meeting cancelled
Disability committee meeting cancelled
The Otago and Southland District Health Boards disability advisory support committee meeting due tomorrow has been cancelled because it does not have enough to discuss, committee chairman Neville Cook says.
Church linen fair brings in $17,000
Church linen fair brings in $17,000
Women attending the Mornington Presbyterian Church's antique, vintage and embroidered-linen fair on Saturday showed they were not only there to reminisce, spending about $17,000 in three and a-half hours.
Flatmates' talk rarely turns to shop
Flatmates' talk rarely turns to shop
They might have clocked up more than 130 years as health professionals between them but for five senior "flat-mates" in Dunedin's Abbeyfield house in Balmacewen, lively dinner-time conversation is not likely to turn to surgery or the state of the health system.
Rain, melted snow, flood Pomahaka River
Rain, melted snow, flood Pomahaka River
Several days of heavy rain caused the Pomahaka River in West Otago to flood yesterday, submerging a bridge at Koi Flat and forcing farmers to move stock to higher ground.
Sentencing welcomed by former ODHB chairman
Sentencing welcomed by former ODHB chairman
Former Otago District Health Board chairman Richard Thomson, sacked last month over the $16.9 million fraud, was disappointed not to be in the High Court in Dunedin yesterday for the sentencing of Michael Swann and Kerry Harford.
A close shave is the key
A close shave is the key
Up until last week fantasies about John Key shaving were not on my list of things to do in my spare time.
Embroidered linen feature of fair
Embroidered linen feature of fair
Barbara Rowe and her team are so dedicated they can still speak enthusiastically about linen after removing stains, starching and ironing their way through 22 heavy suitcases and 10 large boxes of it.
Negative feedback on drugs plan
Negative feedback on drugs plan
There has been little enthusiasm for the Otago and Southland district health boards' plans to save money by bulk-funding community medicines through primary health organisations.
Board fraud policy 'state of the art'
Board fraud policy 'state of the art'
Other organisations might be interested in Otago District Health Board's fraud policy, which is a cut above what many provide, deputy board chairwoman Susie Johnstone says.
Blake asks board for direction on priorities
Blake asks board for direction on priorities
Frustration about how to provide services within budget was aired at the Otago District Health Board meeting yesterday, when chief operating officer Vivian Blake asked for direction on priorities.
Elective surgery unaffected as hospital put on code black
Elective surgery unaffected as hospital put on code black
Dunedin Hospital went into code black yesterday with fewer than four beds available to admit new patients.
ODHB phone system to be upgraded
ODHB phone system to be upgraded
Urgent expenditure on the Otago District Health Board's ailing phone system was approved yesterday to avoid a breakdown, which board members were told could have catastrophic consequences.
Salmonella origin hard to determine
Salmonella origin hard to determine
It is unlikely the location of the source of last year's Salmonella typhimurium phage type 42 outbreak will ever be pin-pointed, New Zealand Food Safety Authority compliance and investigation director Geoff Allen says.
$5m dental clinic plan approved
$5m dental clinic plan approved
Almost $5 million is expected to be provided by the Government over the next three years for changes to Otago's school dental clinics.
ODHB to consider fraud policy
ODHB to consider fraud policy
Minor changes made to the Otago District Health Board's fraud policy since its introduction almost a year ago will be considered by the board today.
ODHB seen 'at risk' by funding agency
ODHB seen 'at risk' by funding agency
Otago and Southland district health boards are among seven boards considered "at risk" by the Crown Health Financing Agency, Parliament's health select committee was told yesterday.
English measles invasion spreads across Otago
English measles invasion spreads across Otago
English measles outbreak which began early last month has now affected 13 Otago people aged from 4 to 22 years.