Mike Houlahan

Vaccine news exciting but game not over: Otago scientist

Associate Professor James Ussher says vaccine research, including work at the University of Otago...

Vaccine news exciting but game not over: Otago scientist

A potential Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough is exciting but must not derail vaccine research in New Zealand and elsewhere, an Otago scientist says.

Nurses strike over lack of pay parity

Queenstown and Cromwell nurses join forces at the Big Fruit sculpture yesterday to protest...

Nurses strike over lack of pay parity

Primary care nurses walked off the job in GP clinics and medical practices around the region yesterday as part of a nationwide strike.

Delayed urology audit now next month

Delayed urology audit now next month

A formal audit of the Southern District Health Board’s urology service has yet to be carried out, a year after a scathing report into its performance was released.

Sailors at centre of outbreak depart

Sailors prepare the Te Raukura for departure in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Sailors at centre of outbreak depart

International mariners at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak have boarded their ships and left Dunedin.

Nurses combine on stopwork over pay parity

Dunedin primary care nurses join their New Zealand Nurses Organisation colleagues on a 24-hour strike today.

Positives for NZ in Biden presidency

Joe Biden holds up his son Hunter's hand, as they and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and...

Positives for NZ in Biden presidency

A Joe Biden presidency could result in New Zealand’s ambitions in issues such as trade and climate change being advanced, a University of Otago political scientist says.

Clark out of purgatory for a second chance

David Clark meets the press outside Labour’s caucus meeting this week. PHOTO: GETTY

Clark out of purgatory for a second chance

As a doctor of theology, Dunedin MP David Clark will be very familiar with the phrase "to err is human, to forgive is divine".

$200m cost for digital hospital plan

The sign for the site offices of the new Dunedin hospital

$200m cost for digital hospital plan

Short-term funding will be needed to keep the Southern District Health Board’s almost $200million digital programme on track.

Grants a ‘great result’

The Southern District Health Board has an extra $7.2million in its coffers after receiving two grants from the Government for Covid-19 recovery.

SDHB headed the right way: leaders

Covid-19 has reinforced that the Southern District Health Board is heading in the right direction, its leadership says.

More focused overhaul for PGF

The Provincial Growth Fund will be overhauled, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

Mental health referrals in South about double after lockdown

A GP and others should be able to walk with their patient and physically introduce them to a...

Mental health referrals in South about double after lockdown

Stress, depression, anxiety and addiction are on the rise in the South.

Birthing facility decision ‘awesome news'

Kristi James shed tears as she described how she gave birth on the floor of her midwife’s office...

Birthing facility decision ‘awesome news'

Wanaka is to have a primary birthing facility, after years of struggle for better maternity services in the town.

Clark forgiven and back in Cabinet

David Clark is all smiles at the Labour party at Petri Dish in Dunedin tonight. Photo: Stephen...

Clark forgiven and back in Cabinet

Dunedin MP David Clark, out of favour for his Covid-19 walkabouts, has found his way back into the affections of his colleagues and returned to the Cabinet.

‘Boy from South Dunedin’ deputy PM

Minister of Finance Grant Robertson is giving today's update. Photo: Getty Images

‘Boy from South Dunedin’ deputy PM

Grant Robertson has had a few moments in his career when he has wondered: "How has a boy from South Dunedin ended up here?"

Cost, travel barriers may prevent use of IUDs: study

Cost, travel barriers may prevent use of IUDs: study

Significant cost and travel barriers may prevent southern women from using contraceptive devices such as IUDs, new research suggests.

Decisions for Dunedin’s new Labour list MP

New Labour MPs (from left) Ingrid Leary (Taieri), Ibrahim Omer (list), Rachel Brooking (Dunedin,...

Decisions for Dunedin’s new Labour list MP

Labour Dunedin list MP Rachel Brooking is still learning to navigate her way through the myriad corridors of the Parliamentary complex, let alone the tangles of the Parliamentary process.

Risks and hurdles expected but ‘all is on track’ for now

Latest design proposal of Dunedin's new hospital. Image: Warren and Mahoney Architects

Risks and hurdles expected but ‘all is on track’ for now

The challenges facing the new Dunedin Hospital are "no better or worse than they have always been", project steering group chairman Pete Hodgson says.

Kiwis have voted strongly in favour of the End of Life Choice Act in the election referendum. But it's a step back for cannabis law reform activists as the public voted no to legalisation of the drug.

Staff urge SDHB to revisit Christian chapel idea

Staff urge SDHB to revisit Christian chapel idea

Staff feel the Southern District Health Board’s rejection of a Christian chapel in the new Dunedin hospital is flawed and the issue should be reconsidered.

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