A mix-up of tissue samples in a Dunedin
medical laboratory led to a woman undergoing treatment and
surgery for cancer that she did not have, the Health and
Disability Commissioner has found.
The developer behind Dunedin's $100 million waterfront hotel
proposal says interest in another waterfront site is not
behind her decision to scrap an agreement with the Dunedin
City Council.
Betterways Advisory Ltd was working on an ''extraordinary''
new high-rise hotel design for Dunedin, with help from
architectural designer Fred van Brandenburg, when it scrapped
the project, it has been claimed.
Southern plans for commemorating the centenary of World War 1
were revealed at a ceremony in Dunedin yesterday and were
accompanied by a call from the region's mayors and historians
for the public to get involved.
