Part of the massive crowd protesting the hospital cuts on Saturday. photo: Stephen Jaquiery Dozens of Otago Daily Times readers have shared their thoughts about the government’s shock decision to downgrade the new Dunedin Hospital project. Among them are National Party voters who feel let down by the plan to shrink the promised hospital or dump it altogether and retrofit the old building.
Massive march shows depth of feeling Photos: No ordinary protest crowd 'Cruel, thoughtless, disgusting': Hospital downgrade lashed We will continue to publish readers' responses over the coming days. After voting for National at the last election I am appalled to see them go back on their promise. In the end politicians are swayed mainly by votes.
They risk annoying 300,000 voters in the southern region by not doing what they promised. In the end this issue will decide my vote for the next election . Michael Rodriguez, Dunedin I voted for this government but totally disagree with the decision on Dunedin hospital.
Get the hospital built to the original plan to the highest spec possible with no expense spared. Do it once and do it right and get on with it. Hospitals are one of the most important institutions in our society.
We all depend on them at some stage in our lives. There is a chance for Dunedin to have a world class hospital with the capacity it requires and this Government is about to completely stuff this up for thousands in the future. Invercargill hospital is a prime example of n.