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Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks big backlash; feel-good news for bad times

Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks big backlash; feel-good news for bad times

Update: 2024-10-05
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The controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped drive a big backlash. Also: Patrick Gower’s got a new ‘feel-good’ weekly show. But do we really want feelgood news in not-so-good-times?
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Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks big backlash; feel-good news for bad times

Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks big backlash; feel-good news for bad times

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