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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.
Matthew Littlewood
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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.
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Funds to ‘keep the lights on’ left unspent
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Funds to ‘keep the lights on’ left unspent
The government is dragging its feet spending money allocated to "keep the lights on" at Dunedin’s dilapidated hospital while a new one is built, a former emergency department head is warning.
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Radich revives hospital campaign
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Radich revives hospital campaign
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has reactivated the campaign against cuts to the new hospital project after taking the fight to Wellington.
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Autonomous lawnmower plan hits rough patch
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Autonomous lawnmower plan hits rough patch
A Ministry of Education proposal to buy 30 autonomous lawnmowers appears to have spun off course.
$15 fee at Dunedin GP's low-cost clinic
$15 fee at Dunedin GP's low-cost clinic
Cost-of-living pressures affecting many of his clients have spurred a Dunedin GP to launch his own low-cost clinic.
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Bodybuilders get flexing in show of self-discipline, effort
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Bodybuilders get flexing in show of self-discipline, effort
Bodybuilders from all over the country put on their best flex at Taieri College on Saturday.
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Canine capers at club’s event a ‘blast’
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Canine capers at club’s event a ‘blast’
All dogs are good agility dogs — that was the message of the Otago Canine Training Club’s 60th anniversary weekend.
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Rural doctor applicants dip 50%
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Rural doctor applicants dip 50%
Rural applications to the University of Otago’s medical school have halved post-Covid.
140 Kāinga Ora homes in limbo
140 Kāinga Ora homes in limbo
Nearly 140 prospective Kāinga Ora houses in Dunedin, including a 41-property development, are now in limbo thanks to upcoming changes to the housing agency.
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Project delay is ‘punishing the South’
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Project delay is ‘punishing the South’
The postponement of a major state housing development in Port Chalmers is yet more proof that the government is "punishing the South", a prominent community member says.
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Med students acted inappropriately with human remains
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Med students acted inappropriately with human remains
Several medical students at the University of Otago have been caught acting inappropriately with dead bodies and human remains.
Halting of housing project ‘scandalous’
Halting of housing project ‘scandalous’
A major state housing development in Port Chalmers appears to have been stopped partway through the project.
Participation rates take off for Otago Polyfest
Participation rates take off for Otago Polyfest
Participation rates for the Otago Polyfest were the highest they have been for several years, organisers say.
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‘You have to put the pressure on’
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‘You have to put the pressure on’
One of the campaigners who led the successful bid to save neurosurgery in Dunedin says it is time to restart the campaign for the new Dunedin hospital.
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
Workers at a Dunedin firm tasked with the plumbing at the new hospital inpatients building fear the contract hangs in the balance, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
Six polytechnics could be stand-alone by the start of next year, but Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds is shying away from saying which ones.
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To campaign or not to campaign?
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Councillors split over hospital campaign
The Dunedin City Council is split over whether to relaunch a campaign to fight cuts to the city’s new hospital.
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Funding cuts hit tunnels trail plans
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Funding cuts hit tunnels trail plans
The team behind a major Dunedin cycleway project say cuts to government funding mean it will have to be drastically scaled down.