Photos: no ordinary protest crowd
Photos: no ordinary protest crowd
Students, grandparents, doctors, farmers — protesters from all walks of life took to central Dunedin on Saturday.
Dunedin Hospital Rebuild
Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting the asbestos-ridden Dunedin Hospital was dismissed by engineers as unworkable and more expensive than starting from scratch, documents show.
Decision could ‘hinder’ students’ learning experiences
Decision could ‘hinder’ students’ learning experiences
Dunedin's two tertiary institutions have come out swinging against the government’s plans to either downscale or ditch the new hospital project.
Massive protest vows to fight Dunedin hospital cuts
Massive protest vows to fight Dunedin hospital cuts
A crowd estimated at up to 35,000 heard speakers slam government misinformation and tell MPs they will be responsible for deaths caused by a Dunedin hospital downgrade.
Hospital rebuild: The South ‘hugely cheated’
The South ‘hugely cheated’
Southern mayors were given assurances by Health New Zealand just two weeks ago that contradicted this week’s announcement of massive cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, Clutha’s mayor says.
Hospital rebuild: National’s about-face
Hospital rebuild: National’s about-face
What Natonal said then about the Dunedin hospital rebuild v. What they say now, and today's protest.
Marching for ‘dignity of care’
Marching for ‘dignity of care’
Dunedin's senior citizens community will be at the front of the march for the new hospital — as it would provide "dignity of care" required for all patients.
Announcement on hospital today
Announcement on hospital today
Two high-powered government ministers are paying a flying visit to Dunedin to make an announcement today ahead of a planned march against hospital cuts.
'We have to draw a line in the sand'
Hospital march: 'We have to draw a line in the sand'
The pathology department of Dunedin Hospital will be joining the march for the new hospital on Saturday, demanding a "line in the sand" be drawn.
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Anatomy of hospital shambles
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Dunedin's new hospital - Anatomy of a shambles
There have been enough conflicting statements about the new Dunedin hospital over the past week to give someone a heart attack.
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Answers demanded from Reti over hospital confusion
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Answers demanded from Reti over hospital confusion
Southern people deserve answers over the new Dunedin hospital after the Health Minister raised the spectre of throwing out plans for the inpatient building and starting again, local MPs say.
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Radich revives hospital campaign
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Radich revives hospital campaign
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has reactivated the campaign against cuts to the new hospital project after taking the fight to Wellington.
Campaign against clinical cuts revived
Campaign against clinical cuts at new hospital revived
The Dunedin City Council and the New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation are reactivating their campaign to oppose any clinical cuts to the city's new hospital.
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
Workers at a Dunedin firm tasked with the plumbing at the new hospital inpatients building fear the contract hangs in the balance, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Hospital contracts under scrutiny
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Hospital contracts under scrutiny
Subcontractors on the new Dunedin hospital project may find their work being re-tendered in the coming weeks, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Argument you could drive a truck through
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Argument you could drive a truck through
A Ford Ranger or a new Dunedin hospital? For Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, the choice is obvious — it is a Ford Ranger.
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Hospital cuts 'crazy'; call for a new campaign
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Hospital cuts 'crazy'; call for a new campaign
The emergency department in the new Dunedin hospital will be "overflowing within a week" if the government goes ahead with cuts, the former ED head is warning.
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Hospital build delay signalled as construction costs rise
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Hospital build delay signalled as construction costs rise
The contract for the inpatient building for the new Dunedin hospital has been delayed amid pressure on the contractor to cut costs, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Hospital build ‘too large’ for NZ market
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Hospital build ‘too large’ for NZ market
The lid has been lifted on the catalogue of mismanagement and confusion behind cost blow-outs at the new Dunedin hospital.
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Dunedin budget blowout blamed for Auckland delay
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Dunedin budget blowout blamed for Auckland delay
The scramble to cover the new Dunedin hospital’s ballooning budget resulted in the government delaying a mental health facility at the opposite end of the country.