The new Dunedin hospital outpatients building is due to be operational by the end of this year. The Treasury investment report meanwhile showed the Dunedin outpatients building project under cost pressure, by a sum that was blanked out. It also red-flagged Nelson to ministers for not having its business case ready in time for Budget 2026 decisions. The Nelson project was shrunk to under half its former budget and cut into phases by the present government. In Dunedin's new hospital build, the cost risks had since been managed and it was expected to open within budget on time later this year, Trotter said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2026 14:07 UTC