The Southern District Health Board's own public health arm has now come out against the Ronald McDonald charity setting up a hospital house in Dunedin. Last week, the Public Health Association caused a public outcry when its Otago-Southland branch urged the DHB to shun fast-food giant McDonald's. Ronald McDonald House Charities is keen to discuss establishing a facility in the rebuilt Dunedin Hospital. In a new statement, the DHB's Public Health South said any such proposal for Dunedin ''contradicts basic public health principles''. That board dropped plans for a Ronald McDonald house after listening to public health staff.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 30, 2017 16:07 UTC