Long wait for housing ends in move to Chch
Long wait for housing ends in move to Christchurch
A large homeless family sent to Dunedin as refugees from Syria have found a home in Christchurch after multiple dire housing situations in Otago.
Mary Williams
Long wait for housing in city ends in move to Chch
Long wait for housing in city ends in move to Chch
A large homeless family sent to Dunedin as refugees from Syria seven years ago have given up on the city.
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Boarding house shut down by DCC
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Boarding house shut down by DCC
A three-storey boarding house used by a Dunedin prisoner rehabilitation charity has been shut down by the council after a fire.
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‘Now I have been given my life back’
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‘Now I have been given my life back’
Homelessness is still rife in Dunedin but three homeless people, whose lives have been followed by the Otago Daily Times for the past year, now have a roof over their heads.
Hospital computer system fails - again
Hospital computer system fails - again
A critical Dunedin Hospital computer system described as "shameful" was down for two hours yesterday morning, causing confusion, delays and risking patient care, staff say.
Cuts to library, community hub space 'a betrayal'
Cuts to library, community hub space 'a betrayal'
South Dunedin community leaders say they feel betrayed that the size of the long-promised $22 million South Dunedin library and community hub space is being slashed by about half.
Some obstetrics care now provided at hub
Some obstetrics care now provided at hub
Women with higher-risk pregnancies are now receiving obstetrics-led care at a clinic in South Dunedin rather than at Dunedin Hospital.
Ward staff tell of ‘low-income nation’ conditions
Ward staff tell of ‘low-income nation’ conditions
Broken toilets, sinks and lights are a regular nightmare on the largest ward of the creaking Dunedin Hospital, medical staff say.
Hospital retrofit not recommended
Hospital retrofit not recommended
Public servants have advised ministers a long-promised new inpatient building for Dunedin hospital should get built rather than refurbishing the old one, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
‘We have soldiered on for so long’
‘We have soldiered on for so long’
Southern nurses say they are sick of putting up with inadequate staffing, broken and missing equipment and threatened IT support.
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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants
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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants
A govt-funded charity project offering homeless people a five-star forever home in a converted warehouse was nothing more than a "fairy tale", according to a former tenant who says he left in fear.
Constant changes criticised
Constant changes criticised
A former boss of the delayed new Dunedin hospital build has spoken out against repeated leadership changes, saying the tactic doesn’t make sense.
Change in project leadership criticised
Change in project leadership criticised
The government has been accused of rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic after another shake-up of the new Dunedin hospital build’s leadership.
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Miner should pay ‘real cost of toxic waste’
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Miner should pay ‘real cost of toxic waste’
An open-cast gold mine owner hoping for a fast-tracked expansion in Otago has poor compliance with environmental requirements and no plan to reduce its overall carbon emissions.
Officials raise refurbishment concerns
Officials raise refurbishment concerns
Senior officials at Health NZ Te Whatu Ora are raising doubts about the option of refurbishing Dunedin Hospital, sources say.
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Rising seas will affect city schools
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Rising seas will affect city schools
Three Dunedin schools have been red flagged as being in danger of flooding as sea levels rise due to climate change.
Redesign was not asked for
Redesign was not asked for
A cost-saving exercise spiralled into a full redesign of the new Dunedin hospital without the knowledge of ministers in the then Labour government, emails obtained by the ODT show.
Disquiet grows over hospital build
Disquiet grows over hospital build
There are disgruntled and confused voices in the construction industry following extensive redesign and delays to construction of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building.
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Case of many questions, few answers
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Case of many questions, few answers
After a government investigation of a Dunedin landlord’s five boarding houses, the details were kept under wraps. Mary Williams investigates.
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Boarding house probe details kept secret
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Boarding house probe details kept secret
Prominent Dunedin boarding house owners were taken to the Tenancy Tribunal, but then the details were kept under wraps.