Another emergency birth in South
Another emergency birth in South
An emergency birth in Lumsden today is the fourth since the town's maternity centre was downgraded in April.
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Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Dunedin North National list MP Michael Woodhouse has been promoted to No 10 in the party rankings and made associate finance spokesman.
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
A major rail funding package pledges to replace KiwiRail's aged South Island locomotive fleet and 900 flat-top container wagons, but there's no guarantee of future work for Dunedin's Hillside workshop.
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
Shona MacTavish gave her final performance yesterday.
Financial adviser's status suspended
Financial adviser's status suspended
Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh has had his status as an authorised financial adviser suspended for three months.
Epilepsy medicine worry
Epilepsy medicine worry
A controversial change of epilepsy drug funding could see her and thousands of other people with epilepsy lose their quality of life and livelihoods, a Brighton woman fears.
Patient data sheets flag danger better
Patient data sheets flag danger better
Dunedin Hospital patients can rest safer, after the introduction of a new early warning system designed to alert doctors and nurses when a person's health is deteriorating.
'Alarming' slide in southern cervical screening rate
'Alarming' slide in southern cervical screening rate
A steep drop in the number of southern women taking part in the cervical cancer screening programme is "alarming" and must be addressed, a cancer specialist says.
Farm debt mediation Bill news this week's offering
Farm debt mediation Bill news this week's offering
Politics this week offered proof that if at first you do not succeed, you should try, try and try again.
MP used case in 'grubby political manner'
MP used case in 'grubby political manner'
A former Dunedin woman's battle with cancer has sparked an angry exchange in Parliament and an accusation Michael Woodhouse is using the case in a "grubby political manner".
Bereaved families call for legal aid
Bereaved families call for legal aid
Corinda Taylor knows first-hand the financial pressure suicide bereaved families face.
Physio rose to be executive
Physio rose to be executive
Southern District Health Board chief allied health, scientific and technical officer Lynda McCutcheon believes she is retiring on a high.
Flu rate low but more test positive
Flu rate low but more test positive
The annual flu season is tracking well below a low rate of the disease, but more New Zealanders are testing positive to the illness than normal.
Maternity services saga drags on
Maternity services saga drags on
Ten months ago, the Southern District Health Board finished a review of its maternity services. There has been controversy ever since. Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks...
Pursuing a reliable polling method
Pursuing a reliable polling method
There are many half-truths and untruths told in politics, the biggest of them all being "I don't pay attention to polls".
Kloogh clients wait anxiously
Kloogh clients wait anxiously
Anxious investors who used Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh have expressed frustration at a lack of information about the fate of their money.
Veteran firefighter taking a step back
Veteran firefighter taking a step back
At the age of "just coming up to 81" Russel Partel has made the hard call that he is no longer up to being a firefighter.
Maori hospital cases concern
Maori hospital cases concern
A sudden surge in the number of young Maori being admitted to hospital has alarmed the WellSouth primary health organisation.
SDHB fourth in country for deficit
SDHB fourth in country for deficit
The Southern District Health Board has the fourth-highest deficit of the country's 20 DHBs, new figures show.
One hospitalised in St Kilda fire
One hospitalised in St Kilda fire
One person in a St Kilda house was taken to Dunedin Hospital with minor injuries this afternoon, after fire broke out in the building.