Neurosurgery

The Neurological Foundation and University of Otago are raising $3 million to establish a centre of academic excellence in neurosurgery at the university and to employ a head of research who will also work as a third neurosurgeon at Dunedin Hospital.

A long-held wish to fly in a helicopter came true for a Dunedin nonagenarian, thanks to a high-flying fundraising venture.

The Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter features as part of a unique fundraising venture this weekend.

New Zealand's first academic neurosurgery unit is being set up in Dunedin, headed by Belgian neurosurgeon Prof Dirk De Ridder, who will have joint clinical and academic duties. He arrives in February, and spoke to reporter Eileen Goodwin by email this week.

Paper bids are still open for a collaborative work by South Otago artists.

A neurosurgeon has been hired for a year at Dunedin Hospital.

A leading Belgian neurosurgeon and brain researcher has been appointed the inaugural Neurological Foundation professor of neurosurgery at the University of Otago.

A campaign to bring a world-class neurosurgery research and teaching centre to Dunedin, closing in on its $3 million target after a flood of contributions this week, has been further aided by three donations from Oamaru.

A Dunedin promoter is hoping to entice the Rolling Stones to Forsyth Barr Stadium for a concert next year.

The bid to raise $3 million for neurosurgery positions in the South has received a nearly $10,000 boost from rural Otago.