Mike Houlahan

Appeal Court counsels Health Ministry

The Court of Appeal has taken the rare step of offering advice in a judgement, suggesting the Ministry of Health review its procedures for processing applications for funding to care for disabled adult children.

Medical consent question

SDHB chief medical officer Nigel Millar said the cramped and inefficient working conditions...

Medical consent question

Medical consent procedures may need to be reviewed in the wake of new research by the University of Otago.

Call to assess patient portals

The 20 DHBs serve a population of 4.8 million, compared to New South Wales in Australia which has...

Call to assess patient portals

Patient portals — a key part of the Southern District Health Board’s primary and community care draft plan — need to be assessed to see if they are delivering as promised, the Auditor-general says.

AI ‘engine of 4th industrial revolution’

Kay Firth-Butterfield, the World Economic Forum’s head of artificial intelligence and machine...

AI ‘engine of 4th industrial revolution’

Artificial intelligence is the way of the future, and visiting lawyer KayFirth-Butterfield is helping shape that future through her work at the World Economic Forum. Mike Houlahan reports.

Torrent of debris streams on to property

Greg Davis’ wood chipper was washed down the hill from Balaclava and is now deep in the mud in...

Hardly chipper: torrent of debris streams on to property

Greg Davis owns a well-travelled wood chipper. On Thursday morning the machine was sitting in the yard of his Balaclava property. That afternoon, it took a trip to Caversham, around 250m down the hill.

Muralists add to Dunedin street art scene

Perth artist Rene Brink works on a new Stafford St mural. Photos: Gerard O'Brien

Muralists add to Dunedin street art scene

Summer is street art season, and two new murals are now gracing the walls of Dunedin buildings.

More ophthalmology appointments booked

Expediting cataract surgey could prevent future accidents, saving money, researchers say. PHOTO:...

More ophthalmology appointments booked

The number of eye patients awaiting treatment at SDHB hospitals continues to grow, but there has been improvement in the number of appointments booked.

Here it overflows again: burst culvert

Lindsay Rd resident Kelvin Pearce resumes battle after a stormwater culvert burst for the sixth...

Here it overflows again: burst culvert

For the sixth time in recent years, Kelvin Pearce was out in the rain yesterday, dealing with the aftermath of the culvert beside his Caversham home overflowing.

Rest home significantly damaged in flood

A Caversham rest home will require "significant repairs" after yesterday's deluge as Dunedin moves into recovery mode.

A year in review: Burnside ablaze, but city escapes worst

Fire rips through about 2000 tonnes of logs stored in McLeods Rd, Burnside, yesterday. Photo: Chris Derrett/Derrett Photographer

A year in review: Burnside ablaze, but city escapes worst

The Otago Daily Times is taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories in 2018. Back on January 31 a massive fire broke out that jumped the Southern Motorway and threatened multiple Dunedin neighbourhoods.

Technology 'key plank' in new hospital plan

Significant investment in technology earmarked for the new Dunedin hospital is essential for the Southern District Health Board's primary healthcare plans to work, a senior manager says.

Promise of hospital rebuild info website

A website will be set up so people can track progress on the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.

Lack of mental health professionals limiting

A critical shortage of psychiatrists and other mental health workers may stymie any ambitious plans hatched by the Government's newly announced mental health inquiry.

Medical technology 'could leave law behind'

Medical technology could leave law behind, professor says

Using new technology to diagnose and treat ailments is all very well, but who is responsible if something goes wrong?

SDHB seeks dialogue on its healthcare vision

Health reporter Mike Houlahan asks two leading public health figures to cast an eye over the Southern DHB’s vision of the future.

Seacliff fire victims inspire lasting legacy

Seacliff Mental Hospital memorial organisers (from left) Jean Park, Wendy Hellyer and Liz Miller...

Seacliff fire victims inspire lasting legacy

Commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Seacliff Mental Hospital fire will leave both a historical and a mental health legacy. Health reporter Mike Houlahan reports.

Von Metzinger family leaves for South Africa

Travis (left) and Ethan von Metzinger who are being deported back to South Africa after 9 years...

Von Metzinger family leaves for South Africa

Dunedin's von Metzinger family today returns to South Africa, a country they are reluctantly forced to once more call home.

Court refit in keeping with history

A TV is set up as part of the new equipment installed in the Edwardian High Court room. Photos:...

Court’s refurbishment in keeping with history

The stairway from the cells to the dock is open for business and so — almost — are the Dunedin Law Court buildings.

PM to open Law Courts today

Finishing touches are put to the outside of the Law Courts building, which reopens today after...

PM to open Law Courts today

Dunedin's newly earthquake-strengthened and refurbished Law Courts buildings have been judged fit to stand trial.

Review pending on man's disappearance from Wakari

Review pending on man's disappearance from Wakari

An external review will be carried out into the disappearance of a man from Wakari Hospital last year.

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