Ministry called to aid SDHB
Ministry called to aid SDHB
The Ministry of Health has been called in to help the Southern District Health Board develop a financial recovery plan, as its annual deficit soars towards $26million.
Mike Houlahan
Parents vent on Tomorrow's Schools plan
Parents vent on Tomorrow's Schools plan
The national education conversation reached Dunedin last night as educators and parents took the opportunity to vent frustrations about the Government's review of the school administration system.
Hipkins sits on political dynamite
Hipkins sits on political dynamite
For an experienced politician, Education Minister Chris Hipkins seems to have given very little thought to the political implications of his proposals to reform the polytechnic sector.
Polytech keen to resist centralisation
Polytech keen to resist centralisation
If the Government is determined to go ahead with centralising polytechnics, Dunedin should be the organisation's new headquarters, Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker says.
Moving day in sight for Draco
Moving day in sight for Draco
Draco Kinley is about to go home - which is a very big step for a child who has lived in the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital his whole life.
$100 Lime penalty after crash
$100 Lime penalty after crash
Renee Whitehouse forgot one important thing after the collision between the Lime scooter she was riding and a truck left her fighting for her life.
Critical care unit to open after issue resolved
Critical care unit to open after issue resolved
Problems with Dunedin Hospital's new $14.8million Southern critical care unit appear to have been resolved.
SDHB says Graham Crombie was 'exceptional'
SDHB says Graham Crombie was 'exceptional'
Southern District Health Board management and staff have been left devastated by the death of deputy commissioner Graham Crombie.
South to fight polytech merger proposal
South to fight polytech merger proposal
Southern polytechnics and civic leaders are promising a loud and long campaign against plans to merge the country's 16 vocational training institutions into one national school.
Dancing back to health after e-scooter crash
Dancing back to health after e-scooter crash
Just weeks after a terrible collision few thought she could walk away from, Renee Whitehouse is dancing.
Scooter crash victim on road to recovery
Scooter crash victim on road to recovery
The young woman hit by a truck while riding a Lime scooter in Dunedin last month faces more surgery but is on the road to full recovery.
Proposals put Otago Polytechnic at 'significant risk'
Proposals put Otago Polytechnic at 'significant risk'
Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker says he would be ''extraordinarily disappointed'' if the institution was reduced to being a branch office of a national organisation under government plans.
Proposal to merge all NZ polytechs
Proposal to merge all NZ polytechs
New Zealand's 16 polytechnics could be brought together as one entity if reform proposals for the sector revealed today by the Government are implemented.
Hospitals cope with RDA strike
Hospitals cope with RDA strike
Hospitals have again coped with the effects of resident doctor strike action, the Southern District Health Board says.
Strike decision not one taken lightly
Strike decision not one taken lightly
For the third time this year, Dr Rosa Tobin Stickings has spent her morning protesting outside Dunedin Hospital. She'd far rather be inside treating patients.
‘Generous’ Green Island cricketer farewelled
‘Generous’ cricketer remembered and farewelled
At 1pm on a Saturday, Hareesh Gangadharan would normally have been with his "brothers" - the Green Island Super Chunkz cricket team.
Competition feels fires’ effect
Competition feels fires’ effect
Any firefighter knows when it is an emergency you drop everything and go to help.
Utensils find new calling
Utensils find new calling
For most, cutlery is simply a useful tool, but in the hands of Tony Hamilton knives, forks and spoons take on new forms and new functions.
Focus on ageing at home — everyone wins
Focus on ageing at home — everyone wins
For many reasons — personal, health-related and economic — older people are encouraged to stay in their own homes for as long as they are able. In the Otago Daily Times ongoing series about the...
Tirikatene’s Bill faces rocky path
Tirikatene’s Bill faces rocky path
Being the MP for Te Tai Tonga is one of the more thankless jobs in Parliament.