New Dunedin Hospital to have reduced day one scope, remain on Cadbury site

New Dunedin Hospital to have reduced day one scope, remain on Cadbury site
Tens of thousands of people marched to the Octagon in 2024 to protest cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital. (Image: Helen Speirs)
Oliver Lewis
The new Dunedin Hospital will still be built on the former Cadbury site, but it will have fewer beds on the day it opens and fewer theatres and other services. Newly appointed Health Minister Simeon Brown made the announcement in Dunedin on Friday, bringing an end to a drawn-out review announced last year when the Government said the cost of building the hospital could approach $3 billion.Brown said the Government had listened to the people of Dunedin, who turned out in their tens of thousands in 2024 to protest against any cuts to the hos...

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