Dunedin Hospital Rebuild

A Dunedin city councillor is calling on Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s (HNZ) boss to stop "flip-flopping" on the new Dunedin hospital building and get it done.

Dunedin firms are being "shut out" of contracts for the multibillion-dollar new hospital project and fear out-of-town companies will steal their staff, an industry figure says.

The cost of the new Dunedin hospital has spiralled to more than $2 billion amid contractor uncertainty and more delays.

The government was left in the dark as delays for the new Dunedin hospital project ballooned during a controversial redesign, a new document shows.

The massive Australasian construction company building the new Dunedin hospital's inpatient block could be dumped from the project, the Otago Daily Times has learned.

The new Dunedin hospital (NDH) needs another cash injection to deliver the project on time and avoid further cuts, an official paper has warned.

Pete Hodgson has attacked the national health authority for a culture of secrecy "bordering on arrogance".

Concerns are being raised the new Dunedin hospital pathology building will not be resilient enough to provide services in a disaster.

Health Minister Shane Reti has been accused of dishonesty after refusing to confirm a $30 million boost for the new Dunedin hospital will go ahead as promised.

Raised platforms to encourage motorists to slow down could be considered for State Highway 1 in Dunedin.

A new document has revealed the estimated cost of the new Dunedin hospital pathology building is $45 million — but has also cast doubt about its delivery

The current Dunedin Hospital is a "substantial set of buildings" that could be repurposed, ministers were told before deciding to scrap plans for a new medical education centre.

The Government is being accused of trying to pass the buck as different stories emerge over the latest cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.

Dunedin has suffered a generational loss with the decision to drop a medical education centre from the new Dunedin hospital complex, a clinician involved with its design says.