When media company NZME proposed the closure of 14 community newspapers last week, the so-called “news desert” encroached a little further into the local information landscape.
A year after the formation of the National-led coalition, general practices are still waiting for a revised funding model that will help fix the crisis in primary healthcare.
The Southern Hemisphere’s only mobile PET-CT scanner will soon be in Dunedin, providing the Southern district with greater access to advanced cancer services.