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Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland, Canterbury DHBs received stark financial warning from Health Minister
10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Exterior of Auckland City Hospital. Photo / Doug Sherring
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
Two of New Zealand s biggest DHBs were given a stark warning about the state of their finances as the country grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic. The state of Canterbury DHB s books were so dire that officials had no choice but to advise the then Ministers of Health and Finance not to approve its annual plan last year.
This development was labelled particularly concerning by the Treasury, which said in June 2020 that the DHB s ongoing deficits were unsuitable .