New trust to focus on brain tumours
A trust that aims to support patients with brain tumours and educate medical practitioners about how to spot the symptoms of the potentially fatal illness is about to launch in Dunedin.
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'Heart-breaking stories' of loss
'Heart-breaking stories' of loss
The savings of dozens of people hang in the balance after the interim liquidation of two companies associated with a Dunedin financial adviser, the founder of an affected investors group says.
Hair-raising tales told by former high flyer
Hair-raising tales told by former high flyer
Retired Mosgiel pilot Tom Enright has come full circle and landed back at Taieri aerodrome. he Talks to Mike Houlahan about his autobiography and a life spent up in the sky.
World War 2 stories sought by researcher
World War 2 stories sought by researcher
Dunedin researcher Renee Hollis wants your family’s World War 2 stories, no matter how big or how small.
Being busy is not always being effective
Being busy is not always being effective
You could forgive Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean for thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence ... or at least the other side of the Alps.
Flu cases down overall in NZ, but not in South
Flu cases down overall in NZ, but not in South
The rate of reported flu-like diseases has sharply dropped nationally in the past week, but that trend has seemingly not reached the South.
Link between 'sense of belonging', wellbeing
Link between 'sense of belonging', wellbeing
Loving where you live has a close connection with your wellbeing, University of Otago researchers say.
Museum has a challenge from the deep
Museum has a challenge from the deep
If you think Otago Museum production and projects officer Garry Gibson looks cramped sitting in a replica diving chamber, spare a thought for movie director James Cameron.
SFO inquiry: Deloitte seeking answers
Serious Fraud Office inquiry: Deloitte seeking answers
Authorities are trying to establish whether all funds placed with under-investigation Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh were properly passed on to a managed fund.
Fire in the belly drives young MP
Fire in the belly drives young MP
Three years ago, Chloe Swarbrick, then 22 and fired up after a dispiriting series of interviews with local body election candidates for Auckland radio station bFM's show The Wire, decided to stand...
Kakapo about to return to wild
Kakapo about to return to wild
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital's highest-profile patients are about to be discharged.
MP says SDHB must 'front up'
MP says SDHB must 'front up'
The decision to hire a new midwife for the Lumsden maternal and child hub shows the SDHB made a mistake when it downgraded its status as a primary birthing unit, Clutha Southland MP Hamish Walker says.
Age limit on cancer tests harms Maori
Age limit on cancer tests harms Maori
Changes to remove inequities in the national bowel cancer screening programme which discriminate against Maori could and should be removed immediately, a senior health researcher says.
Long wait times at ED
Long wait times at Emergency Department
Winter ailments have meant Dunedin Hospital's emergency department has been flat out in recent days, some patients reporting experiencing long waits before being seen.
Organ donation seen from both sides
Organ donation seen from both sides
The number 39 has significance for the Gilchrist family; father Alastair was that old when he received a heart transplant, and daughter Anna was the same age when her organs changed many lives.
'Market sounding' meeting in Sydney
'Market sounding' meeting in Sydney
The Dunedin Hospital project went international yesterday, with a meeting in Sydney for overseas-based construction firms and contractors which may want to be involved in the $1.4billion project.
Additional on-call midwife for Lumsden
Additional on-call midwife for Lumsden
An additional short-term on-call midwife will be hired to cover births in Lumsden, following a meeting aimed at quelling the war of words over maternity services in Northern Southland.
Curran shows she is back in business
Curran shows she is back in business
Politicians often say they want to know what voters are thinking. While the cynical may have their doubts, generally, that is actually the case.
NZ may get higher neurosurgery ranking
NZ may get higher neurosurgery ranking
New Zealanders may be given priority to be accepted for neurosurgery training to help address a chronic shortage of local neurosurgeons, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons says.
Keen to keep 'best of what we have got'
Keen to keep 'best of what we have got'
The Govt's impending reform of vocational education needed to support the Otago Polytechnic brand and allow for regional flexibility, Dunedin North MP David Clark has told the Otago Chamber of Commerce.