Hospital redesign too risky: HNZ
Hospital redesign too risky: HNZ
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora warned the government a last-minute redesign of the new Dunedin hospital could result in worse outcomes for the South.
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Uni down in rankings but still in top 5%
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Uni down in rankings but still in top 5%
The University of Otago has dropped down the sustainability rankings, but staff say their overall standing is still strong.
Dunedin’s new hospital plans now on ministers’ desks
Dunedin’s new hospital plans now on ministers’ desks
Government ministers are remaining tight-lipped over when it will make an announcement about the new Dunedin hospital.
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Morale low after more polytechnic cuts
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Morale low after more polytechnic cuts
The Otago Polytechnic has been called "incredibly short-sighted" after slashing its post-graduate occupational therapy programme.
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Plea for new student bar ahead of hearing
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Plea for new student bar ahead of hearing
The co-owner of the former Captain Cook Tavern has launched an impassioned plea for a new student bar ahead of her liquor licence hearing today.
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Unitary authority options to be discussed
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Unitary authority options to be discussed
Combining the regions around Otago’s councils will be up for discussion at tomorrow’s Dunedin City Council meeting.
Government ministers to consider options for new hospital
Government ministers to consider options for new hospital
Plans for the new Dunedin hospital project are now in the hands of the government ministers.
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Plans for theatres in the wings
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Plans for theatres in the wings
Dunedin theatre representatives have come up with a multimillion-dollar plan to revitalise the scene.
'High price’ for going free range
‘Paying high price’ for going free range
New Zealand is "paying a high price" for a shift to free-range practices, a former poultry farmer alleges, as concerns emerge about a second Otago egg farm.
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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’
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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’
The government is showing a "striking double standard" in pushing ahead with the proposed new medical school despite University of Waikato’s debt problems, a Green MP says.
Moving services to Christchurch not ruled out
Moving services to Christchurch not ruled out
Health New Zealand officials are not ruling out cutting some specialist services from Dunedin and moving them to Christchurch, as the city awaits the fate of the new Dunedin hospital.
Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’
Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’
Staff at a poultry farm in East Otago are going through a "really tough time" as at least half the birds on site - 80,000 - are due to be culled amid an outbreak of avian flu.
Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses
Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses
Striking nurses say staffing and resourcing issues at Dunedin Hospital have reached a crisis point.
Reti claims no knowledge of building sale
Reti claims no knowledge of building sale
Health Minister Shane Reti has batted away suggestions the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatients building could be sold.
Christmas hamper choice brings smiles
Christmas hamper choice brings smiles
A Dunedin parish has been working for months to ensure some of the region’s most vulnerable families experience some Christmas cheer.
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
An authority on world-leading technologies says society has not yet figured out the best way to control artificial intelligence.
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
A Dunedin carer’s attempts to bring conversations about palliative care to a wider audience has been acknowledged at the New Zealand podcasting awards.
Hipkins makes hospital pledge
Hipkins makes hospital pledge
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has promised his party will build the new Dunedin hospital to its pre-election campaign specifications if elected in 2026.
Warning given just before cutbacks
Warning given just before cutbacks
Clinicians warned officials about the dangers of scaling down the new Dunedin hospital project just two days before the government announced cutbacks, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.
Reti slams health officials over Wānaka McDonald's submission
Reti slams health officials over Wānaka McDonald's submission
The Minister of Health has launched a broadside against the National Public Health Service for submitting against a proposed McDonald’s restaurant in Wānaka without focusing on health matters.