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Infrastructure Minister searching for solutions amid Dunedin Hospital cost blowout

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 26 Sep 2024, 6:44pm
Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Infrastructure Minister searching for solutions amid Dunedin Hospital cost blowout

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 26 Sep 2024, 6:44pm

The Government has been forced to go back to the drawing board with the plans for the new Dunedin Hospital.

An independent review has found the project as currently planned is 'probably not achievable' within the budget of $1.88 billion.

Ministers Shane Reti and Chris Bishop have asked Health NZ for solutions and warned that upgrades to other hospitals are at risk if costs don't come down. 

Chris Bishop says there are two possible options to keep costs at the $1.88 billion cap.

"One is that we revise the current project within its existing structural envelope - that's on the new site - that could look at reducing the number of floors - or identifying some services that could be retained on the existing hospital site."

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