Mike Houlahan

Dunedin is the Southern District Health Board’s first choice should managed Covid-19 isolation facilities be set up in the South.

The great laughing gas mystery is no laughing matter for the Southern District Health Board, which has still not uncovered why it uses so much nitrous oxide.

The southern region had the largest drop in cancer diagnoses nationwide during Covid-19 Alert Level 4 and 3, but regional hospitals are bracing for a surge in patients soon.

A new dedicated air conditioning system may be commissioned in an attempt to get the Southern District Health Board’s multimillion-dollar intensive care unit development fully open for patients.

The Southern District Health Board has no idea when the second stage of its multimillion-dollar intensive care unit development will be able to receive patients.

Fighting Covid-19 has cost the cash-strapped Southern District Health Board more than $7 million so far, on top of an estimated $6.85 million in lost revenue.

Dunedin North MP David Clark says he never considered leaving politics, despite his resignation as a minister this week.

Thursday was meant to be a good day for David Clark.

The latest liquidator’s report into the companies operated by disgraced financial adviser Barry Kloogh has good news for some investors, but bad news for most.

The man who preceded David Clark as Dunedin North MP has backed the former health minister to return to Cabinet one day.

 The new Dunedin Hospital has cleared a vital hurdle, having its detailed business case approved in time for possible Cabinet consideration before the election.

The worst-kept secret in politics was finally confirmed this week, with the announcement that Mark Patterson will stand for New Zealand First in Taieri this election.