Robertson turns eye to less well off
Robertson turns eye to less well off
In Budget 2020 Grant Robertson took a punt the wage subsidy would keep New Zealand’s Covid-19 ravaged economy afloat, and he was handsomely repaid.
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Hospital project gets extra millions
Hospital project gets extra millions
A substantial increase in health spending includes a boost to the budget to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Additional protection put in place by SDHB
Additional protection put in place by SDHB
The Southern District Health Board has put additional security measures in place, as the Waikato DHB battles a cyber attack which has paralysed its IT system.
Wife: ‘I lost everything’
Wife: ‘I lost everything’
Barry Kloogh’s wife has spoken publicly about her husband’s theft for the first time, saying she had been "destroyed" by his offending.
Victims to seek funds from Govt
Victims to seek funds from Govt
Families who had their life savings stolen by Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh plan to appeal to the Government to pay back the millions of dollars taken from them.
WellSouth names new medical director
WellSouth names new medical director
Public health academic Carol Atmore is the new medical director of WellSouth primary health network.
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
"Obsessive" critics of the Southern District Health Board’s colonoscopy service need to back off, board chairman Pete Hodgson says.
SDHB head's email enrages clinicians, hospital staff
SDHB head's email enrages clinicians, hospital staff
An email from Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming to all staff which said the Dunedin Hospital "Code Black" emergency was a collective rather than individual failure was galling, doctors say.
Pandemic not the only challenge
Pandemic not the only challenge
Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson unveiled a Budget like no other as New Zealand tried to tackle the economic shock of a global pandemic. Twelve months on, the 2021 Budget, too, will be...
Patient’s long wait exemplifies SDHB issues
Patient’s long wait exemplifies SDHB issues
An Otago man who says he waited almost a year for a diagnostic scan for suspected prostate cancer says improvements to the southern cancer treatment system cannot come fast enough.
Outsourcing underscores SDHB failure: academic
Outsourcing underscores SDHB failure: academic
The Southern District Health Board’s bid to outsource up to 200 cancer treatments suggests "an abject failure" of management, an Otago health academic says.
Patients lie down for a cause
Patients lie down for a cause
Dunedin patients standing up for greater access to medicinal drugs lay down in the central city to make their point.
Southern vaccination rates ahead of ministry’s schedule
Southern vaccination rates ahead of ministry’s schedule
The Southern region is once more in the vanguard of the march to vaccinate New Zealanders against Covid-19.
Hospital consent documents months away
Hospital consent documents months away
Consent documents for the application to fast track the building of the new Dunedin hospital are still months away from being lodged.
SDHB to outsource cancer treatment
SDHB to outsource cancer treatment
Mountainous cancer treatment waiting lists have defeated the Southern District Health Board, which yesterday called for outside help to treat up to 200 people.
SDHB puts call out for help with cancer treatment
SDHB puts call out for help with cancer treatment
The Southern District Health Board has surrendered to the pressure of record cancer treatment waiting lists and called on other medical providers for help.
Posthumous album Black’s parting gift
Posthumous album Black’s parting gift
A conversation between the late Malcolm Black and his family is now available for all the world to hear.
Creating portraits in stitches
Creating portraits in stitches
Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield brought a little star power to the Otago Embroiderers Guild open day on Saturday.
Plaque for prolific Mills and Boon writer Essie Summers unveiled
Plaque for prolific Mills and Boon writer Essie Summers unveiled
True love never dies and truly great romance writers are never forgotten either.
Criminality rich literary NZ narrative
Criminality rich literary NZ narrative
Killers, gang lords and drug barons were centre stage at the Dunedin Writers and Readers festival on Saturday, as two of New Zealand’s leading crime writers were grilled about their work.