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.
Mike Houlahan
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.
Hopes after SDHB racks up $89.3m annual deficit
Hopes after SDHB racks up $89.3m annual deficit
The Southern District Health Board hopes to turn in a vastly improved financial result next year, so long as its government funding increases.
Unlucky break for motorist
Fallen branch an unlucky break for motorist
An unpleasant surprise awaited a Dunedin motorist today after a large tree branch fell on to their vehicle.
Timing not really with National
Timing not really with National
National really hasn’t had the best of luck with the release of its policy discussion documents: eight have been put out so far, and several times the news cycle the party hoped to dominate has...
CEO defends DHB culture
CEO defends DHB culture
Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming has fired back at senior doctors’ union head Ian Powell, saying some of Dr Powell’s statements in an opinion piece published in the...
SDHB survey of hours riles senior medical staff
SDHB survey of hours riles senior medical staff
A survey by Southern DHB senior medical staff and the hours worked has riled specialists, who believe the process is expensive, unnecessary, and designed to cut costs and claw back existing work conditions.
Dawn marks 105th birthday with eponymous drop
Dawn marks 105th birthday with eponymous drop
Winemaker Neal Ibbotson has just had to reprint the labels for St Clair vineyard’s "Dawn" sparkling wine, and he does not mind the inconvenience one bit.
Steam trains could return to city
Steam trains could return to city
More than 60 years after the last locally-made steam locomotive rolled out of Hillside workshop, a Christchurch firm wants to wind the clock back and return steam power to Dunedin’s railways.
Damp start to phosphate ship protest
Damp start to phosphate ship protest
A pair of Environmental Justice Otepoti members battled to get their protest against phosphate carrier Federal Crimson under way as the vessel neared Ravensbourne wharf yesterday.
Medical staff cautioned about boundaries
Medical staff cautioned about boundaries
All Southern District Health Board senior medical and dental officers have been warned to maintain ‘‘scrupulous adherence’’ to the boundaries between their private and public work.
SDHB staff 'seething' over management's performance
SDHB staff 'seething' over management's performance
Senior Southern DHB medical staff have ‘‘seething anger’’ over the conduct and performance of the organisation’s management - and their organisation is at ‘‘teetering point’’, a veteran health unionist says.
Entonox ‘required’ in two of six cases: GP
Entonox ‘required’ in two of six cases: GP
A third of urgent cases seen at the Lumsden maternal and child hub in the weeks after it opened involved mothers who needed nitrous oxide for pain relief, newly released emails show.