Hospital campaign goes to politicians' backyard
Hospital campaign goes to politicians' backyard
Politicians and government officials will get a sign of the South’s support for the new Dunedin hospital project on their daily drive.
Matthew Littlewood
Council ready to turn campaign sirens on
Council ready to turn campaign sirens on
"Cliff" the ambulance is on the road.
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New hospital plans: Reducing floor size may be option
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New hospital plans: Reducing floor size may be option
A last-minute scramble by consultants to cut costs from the new Dunedin hospital has been completed and includes the option of reducing the floor size, the ODT understands.
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Health projects miss the cut for fast-tracking
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Health projects miss the cut for fast-tracking
Health projects appear to have got short shrift in the latest fast-track approvals process.
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Bipartisan health plans called for
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Bipartisan health plans called for
Chloe Swarbrick is calling for all political parties to have a bipartisan discussion about health infrastructure as a way of avoiding the debacles that have plagued the new Dunedin hospital project.
‘No idea’ about city’s issues
‘No idea’ about city’s issues
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been accused of having "no idea" about Dunedin issues after a second fumble in a matter of weeks.
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Brazen poachers spreading fear in Middlemarch
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Brazen poachers spreading fear in Middlemarch
Scared Middlemarch farmers are being reminded not to take the law into their own hands after a spate of poaching in the rural Otago township.
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Call for action after two floods
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Call for action after two floods
A family who have been hit twice by South Dunedin floods - once in 2015, and again this month - want the government to take stronger action on climate change and adaptation.
Seven off on trip of a lifetime
Seven off on trip of a lifetime
Seven young people are off on an all-expenses-paid trip of a lifetime.
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Hospital costs could rise $10m per quarter: economist
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Hospital costs could rise $10m per quarter: economist
Costs could rise by $10 million every three months while the new Dunedin hospital project languishes, an economist warns.
Train trip to Pukerangi back in business
Train trip to Pukerangi back in business
After a four-year absence, the Pukerangi train is back on track, with hopes it could help drive Dunedin’s tourist economy.
Robertson keen to grow uni’s revenue
Robertson keen to grow uni’s revenue
University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson says his first 100 days in the job have been a bit of a whirlwind.
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Postponing lecture ‘not my decision’
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Postponing lecture ‘not my decision’
Grant Robertson says he is not "running scared" and the decision to postpone his lecture was out of his hands.
‘We had water in the recovery area’
‘We had water in the recovery area’
Water was coursing down walls over medical equipment while patients recovered from surgery as Dunedin Hospital once again failed to cope with heavy rain, an appalled senior doctor says.
Student army pitching in to help Catlins farm
Student army pitching in to help damaged farm in Catlins
The Student Volunteer Army is on the march again and will pitch in to help a flood-damaged farm in the Catlins at the weekend.
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Vice-chancellor’s lecture postponement an ‘overreaction’
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Vice-chancellor’s lecture postponement an ‘overreaction’
Grant Robertson has been accused of running scared after his planned lecture was postponed amid "security concerns" after a rowdy clocktower protest.
Pathology should not be main focus: call
Pathology should not be main focus: call
The government needs to stop using a pathology building as a "smokescreen" and get on with building a new regional hospital inpatient building in Dunedin as promised, an insider says.
‘Buller Declaration’ arrives in Dunedin
‘Buller Declaration’ arrives in Dunedin
A wide-ranging declaration calling for the health system to be fixed has made its way to Dunedin, just as the city campaigns for its new hospital.
Carpark, pathology seemingly ruled out
Carpark, pathology seemingly ruled out
Carparking and a pathology lab appear to have been ruled out of being part of the new Dunedin hospital budget by the prime minister.
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Fast-track housing news 'important, challenging'
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Fast-track housing news 'important, challenging'
News of Queenstown likely getting fast-track approval for thousands of new homes was an "important" but also "challenging" day for the town, says the mayor.