Health New Zealand orders probe after Dunedin ward human rights concerns

Serious failings at a Dunedin forensic intellectual disability ward have been described by the Chief Ombudsman as among the worst his office has ever seen, pro…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-03T03:55:57.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-07-03T04:02:57.000Z

absolute shambles. how is this still happening in 2026?

Luca Reid2026-07-03T04:08:57.000Z

bloody oath. makes you sick.

Leo McKenzie2026-07-03T04:27:57.000Z

wonder how long they've known about this and done nothing. classic

James O’Brien2026-07-03T04:37:57.000Z

truth. they'll slap a report together and move on.

Taylor Wright2026-07-03T04:44:57.000Z

i had a relative in a similar place in chch. it's grim. nobody cares till it hits the news.

Reese Morgan2026-07-03T05:10:57.000Z

mate i work in a ward like this. understaffed, underpaid, zero support. managers don't give a toss. don't blame the floor staff.

Tom Harris2026-07-03T05:33:57.000Z

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Health New Zealand orders probe after Dunedin ward human rights concerns

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it's the system mate. they treat staff like rubbish too.

Aria Wilson2026-07-03T05:25:57.000Z

as a psych student this is horrifying but not surprising. the system is broken at every level.

Tom Harris2026-07-03T05:47:57.000Z

yeah nah this is cooked. someone needs to lose their job over this.

Leo McKenzie2026-07-03T06:31:57.000Z

good luck. they just bury it.

Blake Turner2026-07-03T06:14:57.000Z

typical. prob the same ppl who approved the funding cuts.

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T07:01:57.000Z

facts. but someone decided to keep patients locked up.

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