Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting the asbestos-ridden Dunedin Hospital was dismissed by engineers as unworkable and more expensive than starting from scratch, documents show.
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Third medical school passes first hurdle
Third medical school passes first hurdle
Plans for a third medical school, based at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, has passed its first hurdle.
Retrofitting old hospital ‘unworkable’
Retrofitting old hospital ‘unworkable’
Retrofitting parts of Dunedin’s old hospital instead of starting from scratch has been slammed as unworkable.
Hard work undone: clinicians
Hard work undone: clinicians
Outraged clinicians have accused the government of tearing up years of hard work they put into making sure the South gets the hospital it needs.
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School worried about housing limbo
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School worried about housing limbo
Halting a Kāinga Ora development in Port Chalmers has led to the local school expressing worry about the position of some pupils.
Marching for ‘dignity of care’
Marching for ‘dignity of care’
Dunedin's senior citizens community will be at the front of the march for the new hospital — as it would provide "dignity of care" required for all patients.
Announcement on hospital today
Announcement on hospital today
Two high-powered government ministers are paying a flying visit to Dunedin to make an announcement today ahead of a planned march against hospital cuts.
Nutrition Week effort tackles food insecurity
Nutrition Week effort tackles food insecurity
Fewer Dunedin people will go hungry thanks to a canned food drive by Dunedin Hospital staff.
'We have to draw a line in the sand'
Hospital march: 'We have to draw a line in the sand'
The pathology department of Dunedin Hospital will be joining the march for the new hospital on Saturday, demanding a "line in the sand" be drawn.
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Dozens of staff affected in Polytech plans
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Dozens of staff affected in Polytech plans
The Otago Polytechnic is putting more than 30 programmes under review and dozens of staff are affected by the proposals, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Health Minister 'needs to grow a pair'
Doctors, nurses to march against hospital cuts
As nurses and doctors prepare to march against cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, the health minister is being urged to "come down and tell us what’s going on".
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Stalled Kāinga Ora plan leaves family in limbo
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Stalled Kāinga Ora plan leaves family in limbo
A Dunedin woman and her two children are living in limbo after Kāinga Ora demolished the house they were living in, only to stop work on its replacement.
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Anatomy of hospital shambles
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Dunedin's new hospital - Anatomy of a shambles
There have been enough conflicting statements about the new Dunedin hospital over the past week to give someone a heart attack.
Mayor gets to the heart of the matter
Mayor gets to the heart of the matter
Bryan Cadogan knows first-hand the importance of life-saving hospital care.
Proposal would ban new liquor stores from student quarter
Proposal would ban new liquor stores from student quarter
A ban on new liquor stores could soon be in place in Dunedin’s student quarter.
Public called on to march for hospital
Public called on to march for hospital
The government needs to be left "shaking in their boots" by a massive turnout for a march against cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.
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Answers demanded from Reti over hospital confusion
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Answers demanded from Reti over hospital confusion
Southern people deserve answers over the new Dunedin hospital after the Health Minister raised the spectre of throwing out plans for the inpatient building and starting again, local MPs say.
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Radich accused of 'white flag' over hospital
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Radich accused of 'white flag' over hospital
Mayor Jules Radich has been accused of charging in with a ‘‘white flag’’ to a crucial meeting to fight cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.
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Clinic lauds 10 extra beds
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Clinic lauds 10 extra beds
The country’s only private not-for-profit psychiatric hospital celebrated a major milestone this week, with the addition of 10 extra beds.
Arts collective off to Triennial in Brisbane
Arts collective off to Triennial in Brisbane
A Ngāi Tahu arts collective, featuring several Ōtepoti Dunedin artists, is taking its story about the Waitaki River to Brisbane.