Prime Minister Bill English (centre) announces details of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild last Saturday flanked by Dunedin National List MP Michael Woodhouse (left) and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. That's how I felt standing in the foyer of Dunedin Hospital as Prime Minister Bill English and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman announced the next stage in the journey to build Dunedin a new hospital. It canvassed a broad range of opinions which has informed our planning and strategy for providing up-to-the-minute healthcare to southerners. It requires hospital construction experts and experienced health planners and technologists working together - and putting the patient first. Now Cabinet has approved our indicative business case, it has given us the nod to get on deciding once and for all where we will build Dunedin Hospital.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 22, 2017 18:11 UTC