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DunedinMarch 23

Plaudits for $3m neurosurgical campaign

The South's success in raising $3 million to save neurosurgical services at Dunedin Hospital has been recognised at the TrustPower National Community Awards, in Invercargill.
Plaudits for $3m neurosurgical campaign
Plaudits for $3m neurosurgical campaign
DunedinOctober 11

GP laments liaison role still unfilled

A communication void exists between the Southern District Health Board and GPs because a key liaison role remains unfilled, a Dunedin GP says.
GP laments liaison role still unfilled
GP laments liaison role still unfilled
DunedinJune 10

Relief and pride as neurosurgery $3m handed over

Relief and pride showed on Brian McMahon's face in Dunedin yesterday.
Relief and pride as neurosurgery $3m handed over
Relief and pride as neurosurgery $3m handed over
DunedinMarch 25

Neurosurgery alliance proposed

An alliance with Wellington's neurosurgery department might be needed to ensure the future of the South Island neurosurgical service through providing a big enough population base for sub-specialisation, former governance board chairman Prof Andrew Kaye says in the service's annual report.
Neurosurgery alliance proposed
Neurosurgery alliance proposed
DunedinFebruary 11

Soni back in city as locum neurosurgeon

American neurosurgeon Deepa Soni has returned to Dunedin Hospital as a locum while one of the permanent neurosurgeons gains vocational registration in Christchurch.
DunedinFebruary 10

Celebration culmination of campaign

The success of the campaign to keep neurosurgery in Otago and Southland was demonstrated last night with a celebration to welcome Dunedin's new neurosurgeons.
DunedinJanuary 31

Prof keen to make a difference

Leading Dunedin neurosurgery and establishing New Zealand's first academic neurosurgery unit is his chance to make a difference, Belgian neurosurgeon Prof Dirk De Ridder says.
Prof keen to make a difference
Prof keen to make a difference
DunedinDecember 12

You did it: campaign hits $3m

The future of the southern neurosurgery service is now assured, with the announcement $3 million has been raised for the Chair in Neurosurgery at the University of Otago in Dunedin.
EditorialNovember 30

Neurosurgery purpose and pride

Wow. What an achievement. The communities of Otago and Southland can collectively pat themselves on the back for raising $3 million for neurosurgery. What might easily have seemed an overly ambitious target has been reached.
DunedinNovember 11

Book neurosurgery fundraiser

Heather Maxwell (82) holds a copy of her 1980 book Balclutha to Molyneux Bay, which is to be reprinted as a fundraiser for the southern neurosurgery campaign.
Book neurosurgery fundraiser
Book neurosurgery fundraiser
DunedinNovember 11

And it is first past the post for the mayor

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull might not have been near a racecourse in 40 years but it did not show when he raised his hand in triumph as he sped around Forbury Park racetrack during a celebrity dual-sulky race last night.
SouthlandNovember 4

'Excellent' response for charity concert

The musical director of a charity concert in Invercargill yesterday has described the response from audience and musicians as "excellent".
DunedinSeptember 3

Malaysian students give all for Chair of Neurosurgery campaign

Association vice-president Eric Lim, who is also the show's producer, was proud of the efforts of the more than 100 cast and crew in mounting the show, in aid of the Neurological Foundation Chair of Neurosurgery fundraising campaign.
Malaysian students give all for Chair of Neurosurgery campaign
Malaysian students give all for Chair of Neurosurgery campaign
NewsSeptember 2

Autospectacular 2012

Scenes from the Autospectacular show of classic cars at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin on Saturday.
DunedinAugust 30

Hectic time for surgeon, family

It is "very humbling" starting work as a neurosurgeon in Dunedin on the back of the huge public campaign to save the specialty, newly arrived English neurosurgeon Reuben Johnson says.
Hectic time for surgeon, family
Hectic time for surgeon, family
QueenstownAugust 26

Pianist plays part for neurosurgery

More than $16,000 was raised for the Dunedin neurosurgery campaign in Arrowtown on Saturday night, making it the largest fundraiser for the cause in the Queenstown area.
South OtagoAugust 24

Art auction boost for fund

The $3 million campaign for the Chair of Neurosurgery was given a $1500 boost from South Otago yesterday.
Art auction boost for fund
Art auction boost for fund
QueenstownAugust 22

Delay in report frustrates family

A two-month delay by the Southern District Health Board in reviewing what went wrong when a young man in a critical condition was assumed to be intoxicated has not surprised his mother.
Delay in report frustrates family
Delay in report frustrates family
DunedinAugust 17

Campaign total boosted

The organisers of a campaign to ensure Dunedin has world-class neurosurgery research and teaching staff are rapidly approaching their $3 million target.
DunedinAugust 7

Milestone moment: campaign tops $2m

The neurosurgery fundraising campaign has hit the $2 million mark, with less than a third of the total target still to raise.
Milestone moment: campaign tops $2m
Milestone moment: campaign tops $2m
DunedinJuly 30

Support for neurosurgery noted

Dunedin Host Lions Club sent out 6000 leaflets to Dunedin homes asking for second-hand records, CDs, DVDs, musical instruments and other music-related items.
Support for neurosurgery noted
Support for neurosurgery noted
DunedinJuly 23

Neuro fundraisers enrich minds, boost bodies

About 60 people, mostly children, participated in the neurosurgery fundraiser brain and body exercise, which involved activity stations throughout the garden.
Neuro fundraisers enrich minds, boost bodies
Neuro fundraisers enrich minds, boost bodies
DunedinJuly 22

Memorial helps neuro total past $2.5 million

Raising money to commemorate a colleague who died from a brain tumour has taken the neurosurgery tally to its last big milestone before the finish line.
Memorial helps neuro total past $2.5 million
Memorial helps neuro total past $2.5 million
DunedinJuly 17

Neuro chair filled

A leading Belgian neurosurgeon and brain researcher has been appointed the inaugural Neurological Foundation professor of neurosurgery at the University of Otago.
Neuro chair filled
Neuro chair filled
DunedinJuly 17

Donations welcome

The Neurological Foundation and University of Otago are raising $3 million to establish a centre of academic excellence in neurosurgery at the university and to employ a head of research who will also work as a third neurosurgeon at Dunedin Hospital.