Massive protest vows to fight Dunedin hospital cuts
WEB5 days ago · Editorial: Let southern voices be heard. Health Minister Dr Shane Reti announced the main inpatient building of the new hospital could be drastically scaled back, or dumped altogether, in favour of retrofitting the existing one during a visit to Dunedin on Thursday. The Octagon was packed for the protest.
Hospital rebuild: National’s about-face - Otago Daily Times Online …
WEB5 days ago · In March this year, Cabinet agreed to authorise a further $290 million in capital funding due to cost pressures. The current appropriation is therefore $1.88 billion. "We now know that the new Dunedin hospital, as currently designed, can’t be delivered within that appropriation." — Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, September 26, 2024.
Record turnout at Alexandra Blossom Festival
WEB3 days ago · It was a day out fit for a King and Queen. New ground was broken on Saturday during the 67th annual Blossom Festival when, for the first time, joint winners Nate Alexander, 17, and Lily Kain, 16, were crowned Blossom Festival King and Queen. It was the first time in the event’s history there had been a king crowned.
'Time to bring haka record home' - Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB4 days ago · The event, which starts at 4.30pm, features pre-record attempt entertainment from Kiwi music stars including Six60, Alien Weaponry, Che Fu, Rob Ruha and the Topp Twins. Dame Hinewehi told Mihi Forbes on RNZ's Saturday Morning programme it was time to bring the record home. "It is a cultural icon that is quintessentially ours, from …
Ferry sailings cancelled | Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB5 days ago · Bluebridge cancelled its 2am, 1.30pm and 8.30pm Wellington to Picton sailings yesterday, as well as the 7.45am Picton to Wellington. Bluebridge customers would be advised of any cancellations via email or text, and passengers could change their booking online or by calling 0800 844 844. Anyone who prefered to cancel their booking could …
Three injured after boat sinks in Southland river
WEB5 days ago · Three injured after boat sinks in Southland river. Three people have been taken to hospital after the boat they were in sank in a Southland river this morning. A police spokeswoman said they received a report of a person needing help in the Ōreti River, near West Plains Rd, about 10.30am. Three people had been in a boat, which sank.
‘Eco-flights’ set to take off | Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB4 days ago · Over The Top CEO Louisa ‘Choppy’ Patterson and Southern Lakes Sanctuary’s Paul Kavanagh are launching a unique eco-flight in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. A Queenstown-based conservation organisation and tourism company have teamed up to help eco-focused travellers give back. Southern Lakes Sanctuary and …
ODT Quiz - Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB3 days ago · ODT quiz: September 29. Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, September 29.
PHOTOS: Dunedin unites for protest - Otago Daily Times Online …
WEB5 days ago · Protesters make their way down George St. PHOTO: DEBBIE PORTEOUS. A huge crowd gathered outside the Dental School where the march began. PHOTO: DEBBIE PORTEOUS. Dunedin is turning out to protest planned cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital build, announced by the coalition government this week. The Otago Daily Times …
Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon imminent
WEB2 days ago · The death toll from an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Ain Deleb rose to 45, Lebanon's health ministry said on Monday. People carry coffins during a funeral for villagers and people displaced from southern Lebanon who killed in an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Maaysrah, north of Beirut. Photo: Reuters.