Dunedin Hospital failures: HDC criticises Health NZ after patient deaths

Open Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·24 Oct, 2026 10:00 PM7 mins to read‌A woman waited 13 hours at a rural hospital while staff tried to arrange an ambulance transfer to Dunedin Hospital but was declined. She was eventually flown by helicopter, where she was diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis which was eventually fatal. Photo / 123rfA woman in a rural area with sepsis from a burn was told she could not be transferred to a main hospital because staff there did not think her condition was bad enough, and no beds were available. The 67-year-old waited 13 hours at a rural hospital where staff urgently