Mayoral statement regarding Labour’s Dunedin Hospital announcement

Dunedin (Friday, 25 August 2017) – I welcome the Labour Party’s announcement today that it will start rebuilding Dunedin Hospital, in the central city, within its first term if elected to Government.

It is clear that both the current National Government and the Labour Party have heard our community’s demands for Dunedin Hospital to be redeveloped as a top flight teaching hospital in a central city location. I believe their commitments also give recognition to the high level of confidence in investing in our city.

We will work with central government – whoever that may be following the election – and other key stakeholders to help facilitate a central city rebuild. We will be doing whatever we can to represent the community’s voice in the discussions and decisions which are at the heart of the city’s health, economic and educational wellbeing.

The Dunedin City Council has led the ‘Dunedin Hospital SOS’ campaign since March, which calls on central government to commit to redevelop the hospital as a top flight teaching hospital in the central city. Over 6250 people, numerous organisations and businesses, and mayors from throughout Otago/Southland have backed the DCC-led SOS campaign.

Dave Cull
Mayor of Dunedin

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