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Minister of Health Andrew Little reveals a major reform of the health system which will abolish all of the DHBs nationwide. Concern the top of the south will be overlooked by a new health authority has punctuated reaction to the surprise decision to drop all district health boards. The Government will abolish the 20 district health boards and create a single health organisation, in a sweeping plan to centralise New Zealand’s fragmented healthcare system and end the “postcode lottery” of care. Health Minister Andrew Little on Wednesday announced the Government would create a national h...

“Intersections also need to function around stretches of highway with median barriers to ensure safe access to side roads, hence the need to investigate these key intersections to decide the best treatments ...” The “investment proposal” document did not disclose what the funds for the intersection would be used for. CHLOE RANFORD/LDR The State Highway 6 and St Leonards Rd intersection is located east of Blenheim. The spokeswoman said if funding was approved in the next long-term plan, the intersection would be upgraded before the plan's end in 2024. But the project was “very m...

Roading bosses are "horrified" that a dangerous stretch of Marlborough highway has again been overlooked for funding, after they first requested the safety upgrades six years ago. Weld Pass is a notoriously winding stretch of State Highway 1, through hills separating the Wairau and Awatere valleys. Photo: SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Over the last 20 years, there have been two fatal crashes and 15 serious crashes along Weld Pass, south of Blenheim. But instead of putting the notorious stretch forward for its next round of funding, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) proposed the already completed ...

Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman’s councils had been pushing for upgrades to the Weld Pass since 2015, estimated to cost $16 million, and dubbed it their “most significant project”. Vehicles had a “high probability” of plummeting off Weld Pass in a crash, made even more possible by the road's tight bends. “We have become a victim of the Government Policy Statement [on land transport]. The Government is prioritising other things, like improving cycleways and walkways,” Maher said. “If something is not done to that piece of road in the next 20 years, it will be like we're step...