Otago
Police name man killed in crash near Alexandra
A man who died following a crash near Alexandra early this morning has been named as 19-year-old Ravineel Avikash Sharma.
Cancer patient waits 6 months for urgent operation
Cancer patient Paul Schofield has been waiting for prostate surgery since a positive biopsy in February. The Dunedin man finally has a date for his operation - six months after his diagnosis. Video, Audio
Minister refuses to apologise for 'toxic' DHB comment
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has refused to apologise for calling the Southern District Health Board's urology department "toxic", despite complaints from doctors.
Dunedin surgeons operating two days a month - surgeon
General surgeons are allowed only two operating days a month at Dunedin Hospital and it's not enough, says a clinical leader. Audio
Dunedin hospital woes boost campaign to keep hospital in CBD
The debate around problems at Dunedin hospital has given a big boost to a council campaign to keep the hospital in the central city. Video, Audio
Dunedin Hospital patient waited 26 hours to be admitted
An elderly man spent 26 hours waiting in Dunedin hospital's emergency department to be admitted, his daughter says, before a bed became available in a ward last week. Video, Audio
Dunedin Hospital surgeons operate only twice a month, surgeon says
Dunedin clinical leader of general surgery says despite what Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says, general surgeons at Dunedin Hospital only operate two days a month. Video, Audio
Surgeons demand apology for Minister's 'toxic' comment
Dunedin Hospital surgeons are demanding that the Health Minister apologise for saying the urology department is "toxic". Video
Doctors call out Health Minister over Southern DHB comments
Two orthpaedic surgeons have written an open letter to the Health Minister Jonathan Coleman calling for him to 'walk in their shoes' as the Southern DHB crisis escalates. Audio
Dunedin employer dips into own pocket to help staff save
Saving up money for a house or study isn't easy for those on lower incomes, so one Dunedin employer has come up with a way to help their staff save. Audio
Dunedin surgeons hit back at Health Minister
Dunedin orthopaedic surgeons hit out at the Health Minister after he described a 'toxic' environment at one of the hospital's departments. Video, Audio
Green Legacy Hiroshima gives gingko seed to Dunedin
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the United States bombing of Hiroshima in Japan, and a special survivor is being sent to Dunedin as a symbol of hope.
Management blamed for Dunedin Hospital patient delays
Poor patient care at Dunedin Hospital is the direct result of management ignoring years of warnings from frustrated specialists, the senior doctors' union says.
Southern DHB in a 'slow motion train crash'
Southern DHB has been described as being a "slow motion train crash" in a letter signed by senior medical staff, with the Health Minister admitting things have got to change. Video
PM on Southern DHB treatment delays
Prime Minister Bill English says if Southern DHB isn't able to meet target times for operations, they should be transferred elsewhere. Audio
'Crisis of patient care' at Southern DHB urology dept
A "crisis of patient care" has been described at the Urological Department at Dunedin Hospital, where staff say there are not enough urologists to cope with the wait list. Video, Audio
Southern DHB hasn't sent patients to Mercy Hospital since June 30
Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says the board has not sent patients to Mercy Hospital since June 30, and is delivering more work across the DHB than in previous years. Video, Audio
Mercy Hospital CEO: 'there are certainly challenges' at Southern DHB
Mercy Hospital's CEO says the Southern DHB has challenges and stresses on its system which, unaddressed, could reach crisis level. Audio
Health Minister 'a coward', prostate cancer patient says
Prostate cancer patient Paul Schofield says the Health Minister is a coward and calls on Southern District Health Board's CEO to resign over the DHB's urology department's inefficiencies. Video, Audio
Average house in Queenstown now worth $1.1m
Queenstown house values have shot up 20 percent in the past year, and for the past quarter the resort town has outstripped the Auckland region for the highest average price nationwide. Audio
