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Hospital budget reassurance over fuel costs
Contingencies are in place to stop rising fuel costs producing a further budget blowout for the new Dunedin hospital project, the government says.
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Funding, staffing risks at new hospital flagged
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Funding, staffing risks at new hospital flagged
The five-year delay between the opening of the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatient building and the inpatient building will lead to many staffing and operational issues, a bombshell govt report says.
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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project
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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project
A fast-rising bureaucrat brought in to helm the government’s reset of the new Dunedin hospital project has been dumped from the inpatient build, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Govt and construction giant reach agreement on hospital build
Govt and construction giant reach agreement on hospital build
Australian construction giant CPB is set to build the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building after years of fraught negotiations and government dithering.
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One-way system speed reductions canned
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One-way system speed reductions ‘not proposed for now’
Speed reductions for Dunedin’s one-way system appear to be off the table after the government unveiled proposed traffic changes for the roads around the new hospital.
Highway changes planned before hospital build
Highway changes planned before hospital build
Planned changes to Dunedin’s one-way system ahead of the new hospital build include a Barnes Dance crossing and a pair of traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossings.
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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson
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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson
A year of government dithering has added $40 million to the cost of the budget-squeezed new Dunedin hospital project, a former boss says.
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Staff fears over children's wing at new hospital
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Staff fears over children's wing at new hospital
Staff are concerned the children’s wing and paediatrics department at the new Dunedin hospital will not have enough space to carry out some of its functions.
Signing of build contract edges closer
Signing of build contract edges closer
After years of delay, the government is finally edging closer to a contract with an Australian construction giant to build the new Dunedin hospital, the ODT understands.
Hospital stall due to contract
Hospital stall due to contract
The government bungled the opportunity to crack on with the new Dunedin hospital’s in-patient building last year by blowing up contract negotiations in sight of the finish line, sources say.
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New hospital build boss to get $2.5k a day
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New hospital build boss to get $2.5k a day
A corporate troubleshooter is being paid $2500 a day to lead the new Dunedin hospital’s build due to ministerial claims the project could drag down Health NZ without his leadership.
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
The merry-go-round of faces leading the new Dunedin hospital build continues with the departure of a long-serving local health official and arrival of one of New Zealand’s top health bosses.
Bed cuts in new Dunedin hospital revealed
Bed cuts in new Dunedin hospital revealed
Health New Zealand has finally revealed the full scale of cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital, which include cutting the number of rehabilitation beds in half.
Willis defends govt’s build record
Willis defends govt’s build record
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has made a spirited defence of the government’s record to date on the new Dunedin hospital.
Mayor maintains wait and see position over cuts
Mayor maintains wait and see position over cuts
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has heard the chorus of concern about planned cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, but will not be reigniting protest action.
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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify
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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify
Plans to slash the number of mental health beds for older people at the new Dunedin hospital even further than first feared have horrified aged-care advocates.
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has no problem with the govt’s plan to cut a third of intensive care unit beds from the city’s new hospital and has "no intention" of fighting the move.
ICU beds: Minister ‘disingenuous’
ICU beds: Minister ‘disingenuous’
Health Minister Simeon Brown has been accused of being "disingenuous" and "doubling down" after claiming the new Dunedin hospital was not losing intensive care unit (ICU) beds.
New role as primary care voice for hospital
New role as primary care voice for hospital
A new role funded entirely by WellSouth will aim to give primary care a voice as the new Dunedin hospital build kicks back into gear.
Work to start: ‘Overdue’ and ‘inevitable’
Work to start: ‘Overdue’ and ‘inevitable’
News that work on the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatients building is about to start is "overdue" and won’t make up for months of delays, a former project leader says.