New Dunedin Hospital could return to old site as cost forecasts near $3b

New Dunedin Hospital could return to old site as cost forecasts near $3b
Dunedin Hospital will be scaled back because of cost overruns. (Image: Health NZ)
Oliver Lewis
The new Dunedin Hospital is at risk of blowing out to $3 billion and it either needs to be pared back or progressed as a staged build on the old hospital site for it to be delivered within its topped-up $1.88b budget.Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Health Minister Shane Reti made the announcement in Dunedin on Thursday, telling reporters that the Government approved an additional $290m of funding on top of the previous budget of $1.59b in March.“We now know that the new Dunedin Hospital, as currently designed, can’t be deli...

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