30 Sep 2024
Protest for Dunedin Hospital draws thousands
Thousands of fired up South Islanders flooded the Octagon in central Dunedin on Saturday while West Coasters took a silent approach to protest about a failing health system. In the largest of the two rallies, Dunedin hosted one its biggest protests in decades after the government put the new hospital build in the firing line for possible cuts following a budget blowout. Tess Brunton reports.