Progress on ICU air conditioning
Progress on ICU air conditioning
New air-conditioning machinery will be installed in a bid to get Dunedin Hospital’s multimillion-dollar new intensive care department fully functional.
Mike Houlahan
Hyper vigilant attitude key for Dunedin
Hyper vigilant attitude key for Dunedin
The South Island remains at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 today, a precautionary measure due to Aucklanders now being able to travel again.
Tiwai ‘just transition’ must move beyond talk
Tiwai ‘just transition’ must move beyond talk
As a rule, Labour finance ministers do not receive the warmest of welcomes from employers’ associations.
Readers add generously to euthanasia debate
Readers add generously to euthanasia debate
We asked Otago Daily Times readers for your feedback at the start of our series on the End Of Life Choice referendum, and how you delivered.
Euthanasia referendum: How would objection work?
Euthanasia referendum: How would objection work?
If the public votes "Yes" in the End of Life Choice referendum, people seeking assistance to die will need somewhere to exercise that choice. A recent High Court decision has raised...
WDC spends $57,000 on fake plastic trees
WDC spends $57,000 on fake plastic trees
The Grinch has not stolen the Waitaki’s Christmas, after its district council yesterday agreed to spend $57,000 on three new artificial trees for the region.
Diverse water projects approved
Diverse water projects approved
The Waitaki District Council signed off on more than $6million in new water infrastructure projects yesterday.
Department seeks assurances from ICC
Department seeks assurances from ICC
"Significant conflict" at the Invercargill City Council has resulted in the Department of Internal Affairs seeking assurances it can govern effectively.
Breast cancer sufferer and treatment campaigner dies
Breast cancer sufferer and treatment campaigner dies
Claudine Johnstone, a former Port Chalmers woman whose breast cancer treatment became the subject of parliamentary debate, has died.
No assistance for euthanasia at hospice
No assistance for euthanasia at hospice
Otago Community Hospice has decided it will be a euthanasia-free service, should the public vote in favour of the End of Life Choice Act in the coming referendum.
Fourth attempt to change law
Fourth attempt to change law
The euthanasia debate has taken a long and winding path to become the End of Life Choice referendum. Mike Houlahan reviews how New Zealand got to this point, and how the law stands in other countries.
Not a free-for-all: ins and outs of the new legislation
Not a free-for-all: ins and outs of the new legislation
If the End of Life Choice Act comes into force after a "Yes" vote in the upcoming referendum, how will it work and who will oversee it? Mike Houlahan reports.
Fall in number of suicides hailed
Fall in number of suicides hailed
A small drop in the number of deaths by suicide is a good sign, Dunedin suicide prevention campaigner Corinda Taylor says.
Laboratory workers give notice of pay-rate strike
Laboratory workers give notice of pay-rate strike
Laboratory workers are poised to go on strike.
Wrangling ministry machinery a challenge
Wrangling ministry machinery a challenge
Dunedin North MP David Clark is far too magnanimous a man to indulge in schadenfreude, but the former Health Minister could be forgiven for cracking a wry smile after his successor's troubling week.
‘Hips’ set to work at clinics
‘Hips’ set to work at clinics
An innovative way of improving access to mental health support is about to be introduced in southern GP practices after a successful local trial.
As end of life choice referendum looms, we seek your views
As end of life choice referendum looms, we seek your views
The end of life choice referendum asks a seemingly simple yes or no question, but the issue is far more complex than that.
Hospital site deals hailed
'Another milestone': Hospital site deals hailed
The Ministry of Health has bought all the land it needs to construct the main buildings that will make up the new Dunedin Hospital.
Health network laments planned strike by nurses
Health network laments planned strike by nurses
Planned strike action by primary care nurses is "truly disappointing", WellSouth primary health network says.
Machine requires hospital upgrade
Machine requires hospital upgrade
Work will start in February on upgrades necessary for Dunedin Hospital to bring a new linear accelerator into operation.