Restorative justice forums
Restorative justice forums
Two restorative justice forums for patients affected by surgical mesh will be held in Dunedin next month.
Mike Houlahan
Ructions for health select committee
Ructions for health select committee
This week, Parliament is at the start of a three week recess, the longest break it takes other than the one over summer.
Cancer victim 'got message across'
Dunedin mum dies of cancer days before renewal of wedding vows
Hundreds of sympathy messages have come in since the death of Dunedin woman Toni Adie-Kinraid, showing her bowel cancer awareness campaign got its message across, her family says.
Inquiry head glad, but wary
Inquiry head glad, but wary
The chairman of the inquiry into mental health and addiction services says he is grateful that the Government listened to its recommendations, but warns many details are unconfirmed.
SDHB ordered to pay cardiac sonographer $120k in backpay
SDHB ordered to pay cardiac sonographer $120k in backpay
The Southern District Health Board has been ordered to pay more than $120,000 to a staff member it underpaid for more than five years.
'We're going to lose this girl': Mum dies after transfer delay
'We're going to lose this girl': Mum dies after transfer delay
The family of a Balclutha mother of two who died in Christchurch Hospital after being transferred from Dunedin for neurosurgery treatment is calling on the SDHB to urgently address a shortage of surgeons.
Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation therapists are concerned a lack of resources is putting patient wellbeing at risk, a medical union leader says.
Hindon blaze contained
Hindon blaze contained
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have contained a large fire in a rural area near Hindon this evening.
Staff stressed, tired: report
Staff stressed, tired: report
Southern District Health Board allied services staff are stressed, fatigued and have a significant lack of trust in DHB leadership and management, a damning report says.
Southern say: MPs wrestling with life and death
Southern say: MPs wrestling with life and death
Machiavelli wrote that politics have no relation to morals, but in recent days morality and politics have been at the forefront of southern MPs' minds.
Seymour confident euthanasia Bill will progress
Seymour confident euthanasia Bill will progress
ACT Party leader David Seymour is confident his End of Life Choice Bill will be enacted in time for a possible referendum coinciding with the 2020 election.
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Southern cancer patients are waiting months longer than they should to receive potentially life-saving radiation treatment.
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
The waiting list for radiation oncology treatment is not just about numbers, it is about people living with anxiety and uncertainty.
Lumsden maternity downgrade 'flawed'
Lumsden maternity downgrade 'flawed'
The maternity plan which led to the SDHB downgrading service at Lumsden Maternity Centre was based on incorrect catchment data, a midwife academic says.
No second surgeon within NZ
No second surgeon within NZ
The SDHB has all but conceded defeat on recruiting an additional neurosurgeon for Dunedin from within New Zealand.
Another birth as decision again deferred
Another birth as decision again deferred
Parliament's health select committee has again deferred a decision on a petition on the future of Lumsden Maternity Centre, debating the matter while at the same time a local woman was giving birth at the facility.
Another emergency birth in South
Another emergency birth in South
An emergency birth in Lumsden today is the fourth since the town's maternity centre was downgraded in April.
Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Dunedin North National list MP Michael Woodhouse has been promoted to No 10 in the party rankings and made associate finance spokesman.
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
A major rail funding package pledges to replace KiwiRail's aged South Island locomotive fleet and 900 flat-top container wagons, but there's no guarantee of future work for Dunedin's Hillside workshop.
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
Shona MacTavish gave her final performance yesterday.