The cost of the new Greymouth Hospital is now almost $91 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Te Nikau Grey Hospital was originally costed at $68.1 million, but that was later increased to $77.8 million. However, she did reveal what the Partnership Group — the outside committee appointed to lead the Greymouth construction project — were paid. The West Coast DHB says the soonest the move to the new hospital can happen is March or April. In a report to the recent DHB meeting in Greymouth, chief executive David Meates said the handover date was still not known.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 14, 2019 00:16 UTC