At the announcement of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild are (from left) Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse, Prime Minister Bill English and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. Photo: Stephen JaquieryDunedin Mayor Dave Cull has welcomed the Government's announcement it will spend up to $1.4 billion on a new Dunedin Hospital. This would make it the largest hospital rebuild in New Zealand history, the pair said. “I do still have reservations about the fact that the option of rebuilding on the current Wakari Hospital site remains on the table. "We now also know that we can avoid the significant disruption to services at Dunedin Hospital while the new hospital takes shape."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2017 03:22 UTC