Work and Income office staying put for this year
Work and Income office staying put for this year
Work and Income NZ’s Dunedin head office will remain in its Castle St location for at least this year.
Mike Houlahan
Doctors to strike again in ‘bitter’ dispute
Doctors to strike again in ‘bitter’ dispute
Hopes that discord between resident doctors and district health boards might be settled quickly took a blow yesterday after the union announced a second strike.
Fibre even better for you, Otago study shows
Fibre even better for you, Otago study shows
Generations of children have been told to eat high fibre foods because they are good for you. Newly released University of Otago research shows that not only is that true, but those foods are better for you than scientists thought.
The dream of a home for everyone
The dream of a home for everyone
They are part of everyday life in New Zealand, things of here or invented here which are part of the fabric of our being. Today Mike Houlahan looks at the state house - a true New Zealand icon.
Nurse practitioner begins role at ED
Nurse practitioner begins role at ED
Dunedin Hospital has appointed its first nurse practitioner in its emergency department - a new role it is hoped will assist the busy department.
Greens to hold conference in Dunedin
Greens to hold conference in Dunedin
Dunedin will host this year's Green Party conference, the second major political party conference in the city in the space of a year.
Talks fail: doctors' strike set to go ahead
Talks fail: doctors' strike set to go ahead
Hundreds of southerners face having hospital operations and procedures postponed after the failure of talks yesterday which hoped to settle the resident doctors' planned strike.
Doctors set to strike after talks break down
Doctors set to strike after talks break down
Talks between resident doctors and district health boards have broken down, meaning thousands of patients face having their operations postponed next week when doctors walk off the job.
Care should be taken over e-mental health tools: study
Care should be taken over e-mental health tools: study
Electronic tools for treatment of mental health issues show great promise but must be introduced cautiously, University of Otago research says.
SDHB preparing to delay surgery
SDHB preparing to delay surgery
Southern District Health Board is awaiting the outcome of mediation talks between DHBs and resident doctors before postponing surgery scheduled to take place during a planned doctors' strike scheduled for next week.
Alexandra tops charts for warm year
Alexandra tops charts for warm year
Last January, Alexandra posted one of the highest temperatures ever recorded in New Zealand as the country registered its second-equal warmest year since records began.
Researchers recommend enhanced mental health crisis options
Researchers recommend enhanced mental health crisis options
New ways of helping people faced with a mental health crisis need to be explored, University of Otago research says.
Mediation between DHBs, doctors may prevent strike
Mediation between DHBs, doctors may prevent strike
Mediation beginning tomorrow may avert a planned strike by resident medical officers which threatens to disrupt hospitals across New Zealand.
Kiwi icon: Annual quest for succulent shellfish
Annual quest for succulent shellfish
Mike Houlahan looks at the story of the Bluff oyster - a true New Zealand delicacy.
Most doctors against unnecessary tests: survey
Most doctors against unnecessary tests: survey
About three-quarters of doctors would likely advise against a patient having a medical test they did not need and would probably not provide it if asked, a recent survey shows.
Mental health stats not collected, researchers say
Mental health stats not collected, researchers say
Important statistics which would help to understand the state of New Zealand’s mental health services are not being collected, University of Otago research has found.
Plunket advising Kiwis for over a century
Plunket advising generations of Kiwi parents for 111 years
Mike Houlahan looks at the story of Plunket - a true New Zealand icon.
Adverse events fall to eight in 2017-18
Adverse events fall to eight in 2017-18
Six Southerners suffered vision loss in 2017-18 due to administrative shortcomings in the Southern District Health Board’s ophthalmology department.
SDHB begins emergency planning after news of doctors' strike
SDHB begins emergency planning after news of doctors' strike
The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) is in emergency planning mode after resident doctors chose the middle of the holiday period to give notice of strike action.
Surge in SDHB six-figure salaries
Surge in SDHB six-figure salaries
There has been a big jump in the number of Southern District Health Board employees who earn six-figure salaries.