Artist says embroidery can tell a story, explore identity
Knowledge handed down by the women in his family has been stitched together by Auckland-based fabric artist Areez Katki for his first solo exhibition, now open at Otago Museum.
Mike Houlahan
Many primary care mental health referrals below par
Many primary care mental health referrals below par
Many referrals to southern mental health services from primary care fall below the standard specialists can accept, researchers have found.
Warrington fires burn house, destroy shed
Warrington fires burn house, destroy shed
A shed has been razed and a house burned after fires in several macrocarpa hedges in Warrington.
Neurosurgeon lined up for Otago
Neurosurgeon lined up for Otago
Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered neurosurgeon Ahmad Taha may finally be about to receive some much needed help, with the Southern District Health Board poised to appoint a second neurosurgeon.
Review likely after AWOL Wakari patient's river jump
Review likely after AWOL Wakari patient's river jump
Security procedures at Wakari Hospital will probably be reviewed again after a patient at the mental health facility was apprehended a fortnight ago following a police pursuit through Central Otago.
Objections to electoral boundaries
Objections to electoral boundaries
A flurry of objections has greeted proposed electorate boundary changes in Otago-Southland for the next two general elections.
Telehealth benefits undermined: experts
Telehealth benefits undermined: experts
Benefits which telehealth could provide South Islanders are being undermined by an uncoordinated approach and poor monitoring of how services are used, a new region-wide strategy says.
Tracking down connections to measles child
Tracking down connections to measles child
Southern health officials have resumed the tricky job of tracing people who may have come into contact with a measles patient, just weeks after an outbreak in the region was believed to be over.
Claim birthing unit’s culture was toxic
Claim birthing unit’s culture was toxic
Claims of a ‘‘toxic’’ and ‘‘bullying’’ culture in Lumsden regarding the controversial regrading of the town’s primary birthing unit have mystified locals and supporters of the centre.
Arguments for, against move to ‘generalism’
Arguments for, against move to ‘generalism’
The Southern District Health Board is preparing a strategic case to adopt "generalism" at Dunedin Hospital. Mike Houlahan asks what generalism is, and what it might mean for...
Concern over SDHB survey reiterated
Concern over SDHB survey reiterated
The senior doctors union has reiterated its concerns about the Southern District Health Board’s survey of the hours its doctors work, claiming its outcome is ‘‘predetermined’’.
A mixed year for politicians of the South
A mixed year for politicians of the South
The political year ground to a halt on Wednesday with the adjournment debate.
End of career for hospital’s fixer
End of career for hospital’s fixer
Dunedin Hospital staffer Len Foley is a life-saver, although he doesn’t wear a white coat or carry a stethoscope.
Dunedin firm involved in design contract
Dunedin firm involved in design contract
New Zealand’s largest architectural firm, Warren and Mahoney, is to design the new Dunedin Hospital, assisted by American and Dunedin firms.
Censure over SDHB's dealings with MPs
Censure over SDHB's dealings with MPs
Parliament's health select committee has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Southern District Health Board and Ministry of Health over their dealings with MPs.
Medics raise measles aid for Samoa
Medics raise measles aid for Samoa
Southern health professionals have stepped up to assist the efforts of their Samoan colleagues to battle the deadly measles outbreak in the island nation.
Hospital rebuild: Shape, size decisions delayed
Hospital rebuild: Shape, size decisions delayed
Planning for the new Dunedin Hospital has hit its first major snag.
Yea or nay on hospital plan today
Yea or nay on hospital plan today
Debate on the size of the new Dunedin Hospital and the services it will offer reaches a decision point today, when planners will affirm or alter the project’s master site plan.
‘Not yet clear’ where workers will come from
‘Not yet clear’ where workers will come from
The Government has committed to funding for a new Dunedin hospital, but finding the people to build it is proving more difficult.
Cargill Crusher victor ‘all bloodied up but didn’t stop’
Cargill Crusher victor ‘all bloodied up but didn’t stop’
For most people the equivalent of climbing Mt Everest in 24 hours would not be a "training run", but 2019 Cargill Crusher winner Adam Keen has greater heights to scale.