5:08 pm today

Clutha Mayor speaks on Dunedin Hospital U-turn

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm today

35,000 people marched in Dunedin at the weekend, opposing the government's announcement that the redevelopment will need to be revised due to a budget blow out. Prior to being elected, National campaigned on delivering Dunedin a hospital that would be fit for purpose for generations, not just a patch-up job. A report commissioned by the government concludes the current hospital plans probably can't be delivered within the 1.88 billion dollar budget and could balloon out to 3 billion. Cuts, delays, shelving spaces or developing the old hospital site are now all on the table. Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan was among those protesting over the planned cuts and he spoke to Lisa Owen.