Bye, Bye Health !

We've already spent $1bn on thin air (Kiwirail) and $35bn on tax cuts so no to your hospitals and investments

Bye, Bye hospital plans.

Today Rachel Thomas reported - $3.2 billion is sleighted to come out of “hospital and mental health infrastructure projects”, and it seems the first formal casualty is Dunedin hospital, South Island.

ODT reports former Labour Cabinet minister Pete Hodgson saying:

“At the end of the day, the question is whether or not the southern region will have an adequate clinical facility or will not.

‘‘And if the aim is to build half a hospital then the public response to that will be one of outrage.’’

Dunedin - who have fought hard and admirably - even creating a song below - is not the first hospital casualty.

Whangarei hospital in the North is another -

After criticising Labour for putting aside $759 million towards Whangarei hospital, and slamming Labour for not accelerating the build, the first thing Shane Reti did as Health Minister last year was to defer the Whangarei build and re-allocate the $759 million. Doctors’ warnings fell on deaf ears.

Nelson hospital is another. …