Health Minister Simeon Brown reveals $20b hospital plan, new Dunedin Hospital tender

Health Minister Simeon Brown reveals $20b hospital plan, new Dunedin Hospital tender
Protesters in Dunedin railing against the possibility of cuts to the scope of the new hospital. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Oliver Lewis
The Government has unveiled a $20 billion hospital plan and started a tender process for the next stage of Dunedin Hospital, the single biggest current health project.Health Minister Simeon Brown released the long-anticipated Health Infrastructure Plan in Auckland on Wednesday. The plan sets out a new approach to hospital building meant to avoid the cost blowouts and delays that have characterised recent builds in Christchurch and Dunedin.“Instead of building single, large-scale structures, the plan proposes a staged approach – deli...

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