Two lead midwives recruited under plan
Two lead midwives recruited under new plan
New midwives have been recruited for Queenstown and Wanaka, as the Southern District Health Board's controversial maternity plan is rolled out.
Mike Houlahan
Measles case confirmed in South
Measles case confirmed in South
A Milford Sound woman has been confirmed as having measles - the first case of the highly infectious illness in New Zealand since May.
Gastroenterology conference to open
Gastroenterology conference to open
Gastroenterology has a high-profile thanks to the national bowel screening programme but the discipline is far wider, New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology president Michael Schultz says.
Colour-coded dog leads’ aim to protect wildlife
Colour-coded dog leads’ aim to protect wildlife
The latest fashion accessory for dogs will mean little to them as they have limited colour vision, but colour-coded leashes may mean plenty for endangered wildlife.
Young dance students to join RNZB on big stage
Young dance students to join RNZB on big stage
Christmas is coming early for 30 Dunedin dance students, as they take to the stage with the Royal New Zealand Ballet this weekend in its touring production The Nutcracker.
SDHB to institute privacy safeguards after loss
SDHB to institute privacy safeguards after loss
A range of privacy safeguards are to be instituted by the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) in the wake of the embarrassing loss of a document containing the personal details of 23 breast cancer patients.
Virtual rural health school plan unaffected by Govt move
Virtual rural health school plan unaffected by Govt move
A proposal by the University of Otago and other providers to create a virtual school for rural health remains very much alive despite the Government killing off an alternative school of rural medicine this week.
Security of personal health information questioned
Security of personal health information questioned
A Southland man is questioning how secure personal health information is after an unsuccessful complaint to the Privacy Commissioner.
Virtual health campus plan still afloat
Virtual health campus plan still afloat
A mooted new virtual school for rural health remains a live proposition despite Health Minister David Clark yesterday rejecting a bid to set up a school of rural medicine.
'They have no bloody idea': Nursing call centre slammed
'They have no bloody idea': Nursing call centre slammed
Without the district nursing system, Mike and Marjorie Beath literally cannot live their lives.
First stage of new Dunedin ICU opens
First stage of new Dunedin ICU opens
Stage one of Dunedin hospital's new intensive care unit (ICU) has had its official opening and an official name change, to Te Puna Wai Ora-Southern Critical Care.
Chance to help reform ACC
Chance to help reform ACC
Dunedin barrister Warren Forster has launched a nationwide survey as part of research aimed at reforming the accident compensation system.
Armistice Day: Counting human cost of war
Armistice Day: Counting human cost of World War 1
Finally, after four years of death and destruction, on November 11, 1918, the guns fell silent. Mike Houlahan looks back at the cost of WW1 on Otago and Southland, and its legacy.
Diagnosis a warning to others
Diagnosis a warning to others
When Sonia Gillan went for a scan she expected would find she had arthritis, she laughingly suggested the doctors would instead find she had cancer.
'We can’t do everything at once'
'We can’t do everything at once'
"Be patient." That was the New Zealand Labour Party’s message to members during its annual conference, held in Dunedin over the weekend.
Wellbeing measure for success
Wellbeing measure for success
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says his plans to change how economic performance is measured are intended to be bold.
Dignified and dependable, but missing a chance to be daring?
Dignified and dependable, but missing a chance to be daring?
Labour will leave Dunedin well satisfied with its first party conference in the city for 30 years, writes Mike Houlahan.
PM announces special needs boost
600 new staff: PM announces boost for special needs in schools
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the Labour Party Conference in Dunedin. Photo: Facebook/Labour Party
'Wellbeing' focus for next Budget
Focus for next Budget signalled
Finance Minister Grant Robertson anointed next year’s Budget as the "Wellbeing Budget’’ in a speech to the Labour Party conference in Dunedin this morning.
Price paid for hospital site fair: Clark
Price paid for hospital site fair: Clark
The $11.6 million paid for the former Cadbury factory site for the Dunedin Hospital rebuild was a reasonable one, Health Minister David Clark believes.