Health Minister Dr Shane Reti tours the Nelson Hospital grounds. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee
Nelson's long-awaited hospital rebuild will now be made up of several smaller buildings and include existing infrastructure.
The health minister says the government wants to take a standardised approach to the hospital redevelopments.
There's a warning of higher social cost as Oranga Tamariki cuts funds for a counselling service.
Women's Support Motueka says this is putting its family violence services at risk.
And Nelson is set to trial collecting soft plastics from the kerbside.
Samantha Gee is RNZ's Nelson reporter.
