Contractor decision far away: Govt
The government is tight-lipped over the status of the prospective lead contractor for the new Dunedin hospital project.
Dunedin
'Creeping privatisation' fears over hospital
Govt ‘open to exploring alternative funding’
Fears over the 'creeping privatisation' of health have emerged after the government confirmed public-private partnerships were on the table for big projects like the new Dunedin hospital.
Why does Dunedin Hospital cost so much?
Why does Dunedin Hospital cost so much?
Problems with Dunedin Hospital highlight that New Zealand needs to develop a more mature approach to large, important projects, Infrastructure NZ says.
Claim of efforts to cut costs - service chops ‘last resort’
Claim of efforts to cut costs - service chops ‘last resort’
Health NZ will spend the next three to four weeks frantically trying to bring down the cost of the new Dunedin hospital while avoiding clinical cuts, the ODT has been told.
Hospital campaign shifts to postcard blitz
Hospital campaign shifts to postcard blitz
The focus of the They Save We Pay - Hospital Cuts Hurt campaign has now shifted to flooding government ministers with postcards "urging them to do the right thing", Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
'We're getting told porkies'
Hospital build: Mayors assured a fortnight ago, says Cadogan
Clutha mayor Bryan Cadogan says as recently as two weeks ago the Otago Mayoral Forum was being "given the assurances that the promises would be kept" on the Dunedin Hospital project.
People power
People power
Tens of thousands of people flooded George St and the Octagon in protest on Saturday after the government announced its plans to down-scale the new Dunedin hospital project.
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Medical school could ‘disappear’ with cuts
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Medical school could ‘disappear’ with cuts
Dunedin's medical school could "disappear" in a decade if cuts to the new hospital go ahead, a senior medical academic says.
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Final hospital design was ‘balanced’
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Final hospital design was ‘balanced’
A clinician who helped lead the design for the new Dunedin hospital is shocked at the government’s proposal to scrap their plan.
Your say: Dunedin hospital protest
Your say: Dunedin hospital protest
Protesters were united on Saturday, but for many different reasons.
March shows ‘depth of feeling’ as battle begins
March shows ‘depth of feeling’ as battle begins
This is only the beginning.
Photos: no ordinary protest crowd
Photos: no ordinary protest crowd
Students, grandparents, doctors, farmers — protesters from all walks of life took to central Dunedin on Saturday.
Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting old hospital unworkable: documents
Retrofitting the asbestos-ridden Dunedin Hospital was dismissed by engineers as unworkable and more expensive than starting from scratch, documents show.
Massive protest vows to fight Dunedin hospital cuts
Massive protest vows to fight Dunedin hospital cuts
A crowd estimated at up to 35,000 heard speakers slam government misinformation and tell MPs they will be responsible for deaths caused by a Dunedin hospital downgrade.
Photos: South unites to save hospital build
Photos: South unites to save hospital build
A huge crowd turned out in force in Dunedin to protest cuts to the new hospital. The ODT captured the mood of the march.
Third medical school passes first hurdle
Third medical school passes first hurdle
Plans for a third medical school, based at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, has passed its first hurdle.
Hospital rebuild: The South ‘hugely cheated’
The South ‘hugely cheated’
Southern mayors were given assurances by Health New Zealand just two weeks ago that contradicted this week’s announcement of massive cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, Clutha’s mayor says.
Hospital rebuild: National’s about-face
Hospital rebuild: National’s about-face
What Natonal said then about the Dunedin hospital rebuild v. What they say now, and today's protest.
Wearable device may prevent asthma-related deaths
Wearable device may prevent asthma-related deaths
A Dunedin inventor may have just designed a device that could prevent the deaths of about 1000 people a year around the world.
Announcement on hospital today
Announcement on hospital today
Two high-powered government ministers are paying a flying visit to Dunedin to make an announcement today ahead of a planned march against hospital cuts.