Fine line for Govt on mental health report
Fine line for Govt on mental health report
One of the hardest things to judge when it comes to national calamities is when it time to return to "normal".
Mike Houlahan
SDHB will run deficits unless funding boosted
SDHB will run deficits unless funding boosted
The Southern District Health Board will run deficits for years to come if its funding is not increased, it has told Parliament.
Pharmacy clinic will manage medication
Pharmacy clinic will manage medication
A new clinic, the first in Australasia, aimed at reducing the number of medications taken by patients, opened in Dunedin yesterday.
Govt looks overseas for ideas to beef up security
Govt looks overseas for ideas to beef up security
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is studying what other countries have done in the wake of terror attacks to see what lessons New Zealand can learn to prevent a repeat of the Christchurch shootings.
Critical care stage two upgrade under way
Critical care stage two upgrade under way
Stage two of the troubled upgrade of Dunedin Hospital's critical care wards has begun, the Southern District Health Board commissioners meeting heard yesterday.
Dunedin's link to terror attack prompted visit - PM
Dunedin's link to terror attack prompted visit - PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her visit to Dunedin today was in the planning ever since it became known the man accused of the Christchurch terror attack had been living in the city.
Success spurs growing pains
Success spurs growing pains
A new temporary ward in Dunedin Hospital for older people has been performing well, but has created an unforeseen problem, a report before the Southern District Health Board commissioners meeting...
SDHB annual plan signed off, with deficit warning
SDHB annual plan signed off, with deficit warning
Health Minister David Clark has finally signed off the Southern District Health Board's annual plan, but only after issuing another stern warning that he expects the organisation to lower its deficit.
Facing death 'makes you think about life'
Facing death 'makes you think about life'
Tomorrow Malcolm Black wants his family to remember his smile.
Composure needed before creating new laws
Composure needed before creating new laws
There is a legal saying that hard cases make bad law.
Charities' role essential in caring for our elderly
Charities' role essential in caring for our elderly
Without the foresight of Dunedin's Presbyterian forefathers, the aged-care sector in Otago would be in a far worse state than it is today.
Ever-changing needs keep carers on their toes
Ever-changing needs keep carers on their toes
Matt Liendon Barbanida is the face of aged care - friendly, devoted, caring and Filipino.
Reprieve for run-down cottages
Reprieve for run-down cottages
These four run-down South Dunedin cottages received a temporary reprieve from demolition this week after their age meant they were designated archaeological sites.
Call to review human rights law
Call to review human rights law
New Zealand's human rights laws must be overhauled in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, chief human rights commissioner Paul Hunt says.
NZ 'has major human rights problems'
NZ 'has major human rights problems'
New Zealand needs to have a mature, considered conversation about racism, the chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says.
He was hiding in plain sight: Woodhouse
He was hiding in plain sight - Dunedin MP
The man charged with murder in connection with the Christchurch mosque killings lived just three blocks from the home of Michael Woodhouse, the Dunedin National list MP told Parliament yesterday.
Getting workers 'problem'
Getting workers 'problem'
Finding the workforce to construct the main building of the new Dunedin Hospital will be the biggest hurdle for the $1billion project to overcome, a public meeting heard last night.
Counsel likely to be available
Counsel likely to be available
Christchurch mosque murder accused Brenton Tarrant has refused the services of the duty solicitor appointed to him, and has said he will represent himself.
Important to retain NZ values after attack
Important to retain NZ values after attack
New Zealanders responding to the terror attack in Christchurch should emphasise national values, the director of Otago University's National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies says.
Call for use of Terrorism Suppression Act
Call for use of Terrorism Suppression Act
If the alleged Christchurch mosque attacker is not charged under the Terrorism Suppression Act, it is a "fatally flawed'' piece of legislation, a University of Otago law professor says.