Protesters marching on Dunedin Hospital have forced Prime Minister Bill English and his entourage out a side door this afternoon. Equal pay protesters stormed into the foyer, chanting, during the announcement of a $1.2 billion hospital for the city, made by English and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. Another protester said she saw them cross the road, after chasing them through the building. The drama followed the announcement of the new hospital - the largest build of its type in New Zealand's history. The new Dunedin Hospital will follow on from the completion of the new $77.8 million Grey Base Hospital on the West Coast, as well as the almost $1 billion hospital redevelopment programme in Canterbury.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2017 01:30 UTC