Tess Brunton

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Tess Brunton

North Island regions hope a new collaboration will encourage more tourists to explore, stay longer and spend more. Three airports and 15 North Island regional tourism organisations have banded together to share resources as part of a new Memorandum of Understanding. The partnership was officially signed at the Auckland Airport Tourism Forum in Rotorua on Monday. Most of Northland's visitors are domestic, with overseas tourists only accounting for 20-30 percent of visitors, but Northland Inc.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Tess Brunton

Work is under way on the new Dunedin Hospital, which will now feature 20 intensive care unit beds instead of the 30 originally planned. Photo / RNZ / Tess BruntonHealth New Zealand has cut the number of ICU beds for the new Dunedin Hospital from 30 to 20. Dr John Chambers warns fewer ICU beds could lead to surgery cancellations and prolonged emergency department stays. Health Minister Simeon Brown says the changes are based on updated demand modelling and the total number of beds remains unchanged.

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Tess Brunton

A former health chief says cutting the number of available intensive care beds planned for the new Dunedin Hospital is taking chances with the region's health. Thirty intensive care unit beds were originally planned, with capacity for a further 10 beds. But Health New Zealand has cut the number of ICU beds to 20 on opening, with room to increase to 40 beds in the future.

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Tess Brunton

Warning: This story discusses self harm and suicide. A Wānaka woman who was trying to get help at a time of mental health crisis says she was made to feel like a burden. Her story follows the release of a community report that found people in Upper Clutha faced huge barriers when needing to access mental health support from a struggling, under-resourced system.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Tess Brunton

Warning: This story discusses self harm and suicide. A Wānaka woman who was trying to get help at a time of mental health crisis says she was made to feel like a burden. Her story follows the release of a community report that found people in Upper Clutha faced huge barriers when needing to access mental health support from a struggling, under-resourced system.