Hamish MacLean

Outside delivery service blow for pharmacy

Cancer care is soon to be overhauled, but Pharmac should be left alone. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Outside delivery service blow for pharmacy

The timing could not be worse for Cromwell’s only pharmacy as the largest of three medical practices in the town has decided to push an Auckland-based delivery service for prescriptions.

Second Queenstown nurse tests positive for virus

Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown. Photo: Allied Press

Second Queenstown nurse tests positive for virus

A second nurse at Lakes District Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19, the Southern District Health Board has confirmed.

Police may get tough if flouting of rules continues

Police may get tough if flouting of rules continues

As Police Commissioner Mike Bush called for an end to those flouting the rules of the Covid-19 lockdown — including freedom campers — the Dunedin City Council is still fielding reports of the...

Safety measures at Dunedin supermarkets

BNZ senior economist Doug Steel said a weak dollar often pushed up the price of imported goods....

Safety measures at Dunedin supermarkets

Dunedin supermarkets have enacted a suite of changes to ensure staff safety and customer comfort during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.

Councillors protest rates rise

The Otago Regional Council building in Stafford St, Dunedin. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Councillors protest rates rise

The Otago Regional Council is pushing ahead with a proposed 9.1% rates rise despite the unprecedented national lockdown and the fact the majority of councillors are protesting the move.

NZ has chance to eliminate virus: Specialist

While most Western countries are looking to ‘‘flatten the curve’’ in response to the outbreak of Covid-19, New Zealand could achieve its goal to eliminate the novel coronavirus.

Serious about protecting staff

Callum Macarthur serves another customer at the Challenge Fitzroy service station yesterday under...

Service station serious about protecting staff

If just one member of the small team at Challenge Fitzroy service station gets sick, the petrol station closes.

Council staff aid in tracing Covid contacts

Council staff aid in tracing Covid contacts

More than 20 Dunedin City Council staff have joined the contact tracing effort to track down possible cases of transmission of Covid-19.

City centre at standstill

Dunedin’s city centre was already at a near standstill yesterday afternoon as shops shut and traffic thinned out as last night’s lockdown deadline loomed.

New rules permit video links

New urgent management measures will allow local government to continue to do business.

7 new cases in South, widespread area of possible contact

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull said says the council is searching for a non-residential central city...

7 new cases in South, widespread area of possible contact

There are at least seven new cases of Covid-19 in the Southern district. And the DHB has revealed a raft of locations where the public may have come into contact with a virus that has forced a nationwide lockdown from midnight.

Tertiary institutions prepare for Level 4

University of Otago emergency and business continuity co-ordinator Andrew Ferguson discusses the...

Tertiary institutions prepare for Level 4

By the end of today an estimated 95% of University of Otago staff will be working from home as the facility prepares for the nationwide lockdown.

Cases rise as lockdown nears

Countdown Central Dunedin supermarket became so congested yesterday that security staff...

Cases rise as lockdown nears

There are now 15 Covid-19 cases in the South, including two new confirmed Dunedin cases and one probable Dunedin case that were revealed yesterday.

15 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South

The number of Covid-19 cases in the South has climbed to 15, the Southern DHB has confirmed, including two new cases in Dunedin.

Otago University prepares for lockdown

Otago University prepares for lockdown

By tomorrow 95% of University of Otago staff will be working from home as the tertiary institution readies for the coming nationwide lockdown.

Flood repair cost to be ‘significant’

Parts of Balclutha sit under water after heavy rain at the start of February. The cost to repair...

Flood repair cost to be ‘significant’

It could take two months before the "significant" price tag attached to repairs from this summer’s flooding is known.

Councils shut public pools and libraries

The DCC has shut down many of its operations due to Covid-19, including the Dunedin Public...

Councils shut public pools and libraries

Libraries, swimming pools and other public spaces across the South are closing as the Covid-19 outbreak continues to disrupt business-as-usual for local government.

Risk 'low' after Covid-19 case at church service

The St James Presbyterian Church in Palmerston. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER

Risk 'low' after Covid-19 case attended church service

The SDHB has confirmed that a Covid-19 case attended a church service in Palmerston recently, but it says the risk to the local community is low.

Dunedin Airport ‘waiting and seeing’

Dunedin Airport is "waiting and seeing" after New Zealanders were advised to stop non-essential domestic travel within New Zealand at the weekend.

Health boss full of praise for Dunedin nurses

Logan Park High School in Dunedin was closed yesterday. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Health boss full of praise for Dunedin nurses

The Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has hailed the quick response of Dunedin nurses in getting close to 150 Logan Park High School pupils and staff quickly tested.

Search form

Search form

Hamish MacLean